Project Lead The Way reviews

Several people I know have applied to jobs here and I’ve told them to run away as fast as possible. There has been a mass exodus of employees the past few years, including managers, directors, and senior leadership. The place is a lost cause. Every department has serious issues, no matter which team you’re on, but I am personally aware of all the flaws within Marketing and IT specifically. They will pay you a lot and give you an inflated title (that will mean literally nothing), but they won’t give you any trust, respect, or responsibility. It’s an absolutely miserable work environment and not a single soul wants to be there, so even the high pay and great benefits won’t be enough to keep you around very long. I only lasted six months before I quit my “senior” position - it was very much entry-level, menial work with no room for growth, within the dreariest of all work environments. I could go on for days about how toxic PLTW is. If you’re reading this, consider yourself warned.

People at VP level are all either friends of the CEO (like a former basketball coach!) or former colleagues of the CEO (former principals from when he was a superintendent, even a former student from his days as a principal). It is absolutely impossible to get promoted there - many employees have been in director-level roles for 5+ years, with promises of promotions, etc. Lots of dead weight at the VP level, including VPs in remote positions who openly brag about how little they do. Very high turnover, very unequal distribution of work/responsibilities. Very top-down organization - little to no input from people on the ground. Lots of internal chatter about racism, sexism, and homophobia among management.