The Nature Conservancy reviews

Favoritism is very rampant but seemingly and sadly those playing it will not notice or care. Some managers are fine with milquetoast campaigns and barely advocating for their reports even though they’ll tell you they will. Most times, it’s just talk. Work is heavy, hours are long. A lot of us love the mission AND would like to be paid fairly in alignment with location cost of living. It shouldn’t be either/or.

Work experience is highly dependent on the quality of your manager. Managerial training is minimal and management of direct reports is often treated as a "perk" for long time service with TNC rather than a need of the organization or the skills of the individual managing staff. This results in many middle management positions that are not needed and managers who are not prepared for or suited to their responsibilities to lead teams. Most are performers of a given expertise (like sales or operations) and as such are still expected to perform such tasks while managing a team. This can often result in managerial responsibilities and staff development coming second to completing more familiar, defined projects with deadlines.