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Rainforest Alliance reviews

3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(163 total reviews)

Santiago Gowland

75% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Rainforest Alliance has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 163 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rainforest Alliance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

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163 reviews
1.0
Aug 12, 2015

Organization in Turmoil

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Organization with noble mission. Smart, passionate colleagues who try to make a difference in the organization. Decent salary for non-profit. Good benefits package which include Summer Friday scheduling.

Cons

Extremely weak, indecisive senior management. Organization spends too much time fighting internally (Programs vs Finance & Admin) than on what needs to be done to work more effectively and efficiently. Too much time and resources spent on preparing and planning for various organization-wide initiatives, with very limited follow-through, if at all. Overall, a shortsighted and highly reactive organization. Most Managers and Directors do not have the basic skills to manage and lead teams, and there are no funds to invest on their training, even if the organization were inclined to do so. High turnover rate, especially in recent months. More change to come especially with the recent departure of the CFO and the coming departure of three of his Director-level direct reports who resigned at the same time. The CEO is leaving as well. It will definitely be an interesting and challenging time ahead for those who remain in the organization.

2.0
Aug 5, 2015

Perfectly friendly, very bureaucratic

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Pros

Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. The organization is very streamlined and could easily make room for an intern, which is not always the case. The office is beautiful!

Cons

The organization felt very bureaucratic. A seemingly large amount of communication happened over the internet and not in personal interactions.

4.0
Aug 5, 2015

Good career kick off, lots of room for growth

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Pros

In my experience, if one proved his or her worth, demonstrated the ability to innovate, and had the right supervisor, greater responsibilities and independence were quick to follow. It was a great position for me to be in as a first step in my career. I feel like I made a real impact on the organization. I could have stayed longer - there were many opportunities to redefine the work I wanted to do. Good benefits. The office environment was great and the organization attracts interesting people. Some of my closest friends are still the people I worked with at the Rainforest Alliance.

Cons

I think one of the keys to my experience was how cross-divisional my positions always were; this allowed me to get to know the organization well. At the time I was there, the authority and room for growth that employees were given varied greatly based on the character of their supervisors. At the time I was there the organization was growing quickly, which provided many opportunities for short- and long-time staff to adapt. Some long-time staff took up those opportunities better than others.

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