Stand Together reviews

A brief history lesson on how Stand Together came to be what it is today - Basically there were a bunch of related non-profits that operated in a hierarchy of favorites. The "best" were employees of CKI or CKF. A bunch of mergers happened and a lot of people got laid off--of course the lay offs impacted former CKI and CKF employees the least. Now the former elite make up many of the junior-executive management and they have generally not lost their sense of entitlement. This workplace was incredibly toxic and taxing on my mental health. They speak in coded language constantly. This workplace is not at all friendly to those with learning disabilities, processing issues, or if you are on the spectrum. They operate on the teachings of a "holy bible" of sorts--Good Profit by Charles Koch. Not a bad book per se, but definitely weaponized against employees at their non profit arm. Many employees suffer burnout early in their careers. 0/10 would not recommend.

For an organization that preaches bottom-up solutions, the place is run from the top down. It claims to be a place where people are empowered to solve problems and make decisions, but nobody feels empowered and instead most just try to guess what the leaders want to hear and just do that. Guess right and you are rewarded (happens rarely). Guess wrong and you are not. Ask for guidance and you are criticized for not being entrepreneurial. Challenge senior leaders when you think they’re wrong and you find yourself marginalized or being let go.