Social Impact reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)
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Shiro Gnanaselvam

93% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Social Impact has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Social Impact employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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109 reviews
3.0
Dec 28, 2014

Great people, sometimes frustrating organization

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Pros

The people at Social Impact are generally incredibly hard working and smart. They are very dedicated to their work, and this can create a really dynamic and energetic environment. These folks really want to save the world and it's great to feel that in the company culture. They are also very nice and welcoming--this was a small company which grew very quickly. This probably explains the close-knit vibe that remains. Employees hang out socially at great weekly happy hours and other events and are often very close.

Cons

The same things that make it good are sometimes frustrating. Very young company, so there is pressure for you to be willing to work late hours and over the weekends.The nature of the work is very time constrained, so it can be very stressful. Also, despite constant promises of professional development and clear advancement tracks for the junior staff, it can be very tough to actually get recognition for the hard work that goes into the job.

3.0
Oct 27, 2014
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Pros

Given that their program assistants, associates, and managers worked an incredible amount of hours, interns were given huge responsibilities. So we learned a lot and got to leave while permanent employees were stuck with their contracts late into the night. It was a young office, so they got away with it. If everyone was in their 40s, they would have had to pay significantly more. Great contracts to build contacts in the international development field.

Cons

There's an obvious in-crowd--you know normal office politics. Every single employee seemed overworked and unhappy with work-life balance.

4.0
Oct 19, 2014

Growing Pains

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Pros

This is a company that until recently was a small business, and it has maintained its corporate ethos of quality and responsibility for delivering results. It has a young staff pool, and a very experienced top management team. It is now going after and winning larger contracts.

Cons

It is still feeling its way with respect to internal policies; a lot of decisions are ad hoc, with little reflection. Its business model depends a lot on getting 60-80 hour weeks out of junior staff,, and letting them burn out. This is because they consistently under-budget the projects to win the bids, then do what they can to try to deliver. As a result, there is a lot of turn over.

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