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      4.0

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (164 total reviews)

      Jaime Matyas

      55% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      Student Conservation Association has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 164 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Student Conservation Association 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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      164 reviews
      4.0
      Jun 21, 2015

      Fun (and tiring) Summer Job

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Worked with great people that I made friendships with Plenty of breaks and fun activities Got in shape Working outside

      Cons

      Tiring Need to take many safety precautions Can get repetitive

      1.0
      May 1, 2015

      Six years: Intern, Project Leader, then Program Manager

      Program manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Great mission, challenging and meaningful work. - Good benefits especially PTO (if you can actually take time off from work). - Colleagues are great - Lax dress code

      Cons

      - Extremely stressful. - 60 hour work week is not uncommon. Staff expected to take a lot of initiative. - Top-heavy organization. Too many VP's, Senior VPs, and Directors. - Silo Mentality; departments do not share information, reduces efficiency. - Position descriptions and job responsibilities are intentionally vague, creates duplication of effort. - Hierarchies and processes in place that create too much process. - Highly reactive and chaotic organization. - Antiquated and incompatible software and technologies have created broken financial systems. - Decisions (often knowingly) based on incorrect financial data. - Multiple rounds of downsizing. Company culture and staff morale have suffered.

      3.0
      Apr 14, 2015

      Regional Program Director

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      flexible schedule, great colleagues, opportunity for professional growth, casual work setting, challenging and meaning work, indoor and outdoor duties, responsibilities are multifaceted so I was able to develop many other skills including grant writing, program evaluation, risk management assessment, conservation work skills, volunteer coordination, marketing and communication, partnership development...

      Cons

      Very stressful, always more than enough work, 50-60 hour work week was not uncommon, organizational training for new employees was minimal, staff expected to take a lot of initiative, lean on the job and be willing to train colleagues.

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