World Wildlife Fund reviews

- Utter lack of management competency. Their promotion/advancement model is based off of subject-matter mastery, so if you really know the field and the latest issues, you will advance ultimately to becoming a manager, even though you have no ability and no demonstration of any past experience to manage. Staff will suffer from professional stagnation for years under poor/lack of management. - Advancement is too dependent on managerial style. No standard advancement model for the organization, so you will see different advancement rates in different departments, regardless of similar breadths of responsibilities - Poor understanding of DEI basics - Toxic environment for people of color - Zero work-life balance. Don't be fooled by their "Panda Fridays", where you get every other Friday off. You essentially don't get paid for those Fridays, and are still expected to work and respond. Bi-weekly pay period is comprised of 70 hours. - They put on countless staff goodies, such as bringing in quarterly dessert trucks, omelette stations, and all the wondrous stuff that seem so magical. But keep in mind that staff below Mid-Level Management are severely underpaid. These distractions are just that: distractions, to make you feel that at least you get these fun activities, despite the low pay. - The US office conducted an office-wide survey to assess and potentially improve on their staff satisfaction levels. Their survey questions on DEI, in particular, were designed to draw out general perspectives of staff (i.e., "what does DEI mean to you? Is it important?), instead of actually asking "How is WWF performing in making this place as inclusive as it can be? Do you feel heard?"). The whole internal assessment/initiative was flawed and was really not designed well to actually help WWF improve on the areas it really needs help on. So the fact that the HR department spent significant time and energy and resources on this effort, which produced something so flawed in design from the outset is a huge red flag that the organization really doesn't understand how much it's not hearing its people. - HR is there to protect company assets, not you, the employee.

Some of the worst reasons to work at World Wildlife Fund: - If you are a diverse candidate, I will warn you that WWF is not the best environment for inclusivity or equity. I have seen an experienced, People of Color being gaslit by leadership, scared into not reporting their grievances to HR, criticized and punished for minor mistakes in comparison to their white counterparts, and voices of People of Color completely ignored when it comes to contributing to the wonderful work WWF does. During my time there 4 Women of Color left in less than one year due to the manipulation and covert racism experienced in that space.