The Nature Conservancy reviews

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.

It’s nearly impossible to get a raise or promotion. The marketing division restructures every few years and it feels like you spend more time justifying your job and explaining it to new managers than actually doing work. There are some good managers who support their team but the four managers I had in 6 years were lackluster at best and manipulative at worst. My last manager told me that low wages (a couple thousand above being considered “low income” in my city) is a worthy price to pay for such a great workplace. In my experience, the workload was so heavy that I could rarely take time off as there was no backup for my position. Plus making so little, and having next to no autonomy or authority to actually do my job, it was not a great workplace. After I left I learned how many others had been pushed out and hushed up. It’s toxic and not worth the mental health toll unless you have money from some other source or luck into a team with a good manager (and then pray they never leave).