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4.0

66% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)

William A. Good­loe

77% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

SEO has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SEO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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207 reviews
2.0
Feb 4, 2018

Company Mission Jeopardized by Abysmal Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

At its base level, the mission of SEO is undeniably important. The students you are working on behalf of are phenomenal inspirations.

Cons

The other reviews from full-time staff are correct: this place is rotting from the neck down. Management is more interested in covering for themselves than actually affecting changes that would better serve program participants. Employees are over-worked, under-appreciated, and ignored. The solution for any problem seems to be just throwing more work-hours at it, rather than any sort of critical thinking. Talented employees that don't toe the sycophantic line are either shown the door or pushed out.

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SEO Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We agree with you that our mission and work at SEO is imperative to the overall betterment of society. We recently conducted a team-wide survey to help us understand the concerns and needs of our staff. We are proud of the meaningful changes we have implemented across all programs/departments from the top down and continue to make our employees satisfaction a priority. The survey results were shared with SEO’s board and a major budget increase was approved to invest in training and to hire more team members to reduce excessive workloads where they exist. SEO’s recent rapid growth has caused some internal challenges and we are making meaningful changes so everyone who works at SEO feels empowered to perform at their highest level as well as work in a collaborative environment with supportive managers. Anything less is not acceptable. We are grateful for your feedback. Please feel free to contact Maria Fornario at 646-230-0253 or email at mfornario@seo-usa.org if you would like to share additional feedback. Thank you.
5.0
Jan 30, 2018

Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great team environment. Mission driven staff.

Cons

Not enough opportunity to work across departments and lack of transparency at times.

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SEO Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We greatly appreciate your passion and commitment to SEO’s mission. In the last five years, SEO has experienced rapid growth and with growth comes change and transition. We are as committed to the development of our staff as we are to the growth and development of the young people we support. We believe in putting people first by building a challenging, supportive, and rewarding environment, designed to foster personal achievement and professional growth. We appreciate your input and are happy to hear you enjoyed your experience at SEO.
2.0
Nov 22, 2017

Echoing everyone else

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some really great peers that you’ll love, as most people said the students are incredible, you’ll learn a lot

Cons

You’ll learn a lot by being thrown into the fire and constantly having to navigate ancient office politics. There are a handful of great managers but the majority of upper management take advantage of staff and make you work all the time without recognition. The feeling across all departments is that staff are overworked, under paid, and that nothing changes despite overwhelming outcry (see all the recent reviews). Most staff do not talk to HR because they are terrified of retribution (something managers hint at) and many of us can’t use our past supervisors as a reference for the same reason. Turnover is high and the organization doesn’t acknowledge it.

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SEO Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback about your experience with SEO. Thank you for your positive feedback regarding our incredible dedicated staff and our inspirational students. We value our employees and recently conducted a staff survey to help us understand specific ways that SEO can improve. The survey results were shared with SEO’s board and a major budget increase was approved to invest in training and in hiring more team members to reduce excessive workloads where they exist. SEO’s recent rapid growth has caused some internal challenges and we’ve held several all-team meetings to communicate new policies/procedures and increase transparency. We’ve also conducted focus groups to monitor our effectiveness to ensure everyone who works at SEO feels empowered to perform at their highest level as well as work in a collaborative environment with supportive managers.
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