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XPRIZE

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XPRIZE reviews

3.0

51% would recommend to a friend

(96 total reviews)
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Anousheh Ansari

66% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

XPRIZE has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 96 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The XPRIZE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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96 reviews
3.0
Jan 13, 2016

Great people but still has a few issues

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Pros

Great people to work with. Great office space. Nice perks. A great mission and the ability to do really good work most of the time.

Cons

Management that is not very good at managing people. A leadership team that is not always on the same page and provides conflicting goals and expectations.

2.0
Dec 15, 2015

Great Opportunity; Polarizing Culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Being part of something meaningful and bigger than yourself, working with smart, talented people from diverse backgrounds and experience; competitive pay. President could take second career as a comedian. Very fun meetings. Execs seem genuinely interested in making it a desirable place to work.

Cons

Support for ongoing projects wanes quickly in favor of efforts to win funding for new projects, leaving projects under-funded and under-resourced to succeed. High turnover; low retention - many see it as a stepping stone to what's next rather than a place to build a career. Don't expect mentorship or leadership development; no one has time for it. Talk about making X PRIZE a desirable place to work but then watch employees attend to whims of execs (e.g. fetching lunch or diet soft drinks at routine meetings). Hard to take C-suite seriously about sharing post-recession hardship with employees when CFO buys a Bentley.

5.0
Oct 23, 2015

Change is in the air

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have rarely had the pleasure of working with such HUMAN colleagues. I am a relatively new employee, but many of us are, however, this doesn't change the fact that I have been met with nothing but help, support, and a willingness to listen that I haven't found elsewhere. Is it busy? Absolutely. Was I thrown immediately into the fire? Basically. Is there any other way than to jump in with two feet? Not in my world.

Cons

Still looking for the real downsides. From what I can see, the challenges here are the same as in many non-profits: restricted access to funds, more work than there are bodies, and politics around who gets access to funding. Sounds like almost every company everywhere.

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