Pros
The benefits and pay are solid, especially for a nonprofit. The workplace itself is clean, professional, and overall a nice environment. The organization provides excellent and direct support to the community, and the external mission is genuinely impactful.
Cons
What this organization delivers externally is not reflected internally. Inside, it’s toxic, and it starts with the leadership team. Many reviews have said it, and it needs repeating: the CEO is terrible at his job. He’s here for his own political purposes and personal benefit, and it’s clear he doesn’t care about staff. He’s egotistical, dismissive, and has created a hostile environment since stepping into the role.
There’s little transparency, rampant favoritism, and hiring based on who leadership likes rather than who is qualified. If the CEO likes you, you’re fine—if not, you’re pushed out. He runs the company in an extremely childish way where it’s his way or nothing. Speaking up is nearly impossible, and leadership either ignores staff concerns or makes empty promises. The CEO isolates himself in his office, and staff rarely see him, sometimes only once a month.
The culture is broken. Leadership enables a CEO who throws tantrums when things don’t go his way or when someone challenges his ideas. He focuses on impressing donors and board members while ignoring serious internal problems. Meanwhile, the employees who actually make the organization’s impact possible are treated as expendable. The culture has gotten so bad that employees are now forming a union. Staff are essentially screaming for help, but leadership isn’t listening.