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Compassion International

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Great mission, but at a tremendous cost - Manager Compassion International Employee Review

1.0
Feb 29, 2016
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Pros

The overall mission of the organization is solid, and it is working. It's what keeps most people there despite a horrendous, heavy handed leadership team.

Cons

There is a huge disconnect between those who are keeping the organization running (mid-level management and below) and the directors, lead directors, senior directors, executive directors, vice-presidents, and president. (Do you get the picture with all those levels of upper management?) If sponsors and donors knew what was actually going on with their donations they would be mortified. The vast majority of the sponsors will be surprised to learn that recent programmatic changes mean they have signed up to sponsor their Compassion "child" well into their young adult years. Communication at all levels is dishonest and patronizing. If you try to call out bad behavior or practices you will become a target and eventually forced out of the organization. But they'll do it in such a way as to make it a "performance issue" with you. The Gallup awards they have been awarded are a farce...Compassion executives have been manipulating the results for years through fear tactics that force positive reviews.

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5.0
May 22, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Everyone is so caring and great benefits when you are a full-time employee.

Cons

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5.0
Feb 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I can't say enough good things about Compassion. I've been here almost eight years, and I have no plans of changing that any time soon. The holistic model they have for child sponsorship. They have a similar holistic view of their employees. There's a strong focus on work-life balance. They make a generous contribution to our retirement plans. I may not have this quote exactly right, but I believe the president of Compassion has said, "The most important thing about you to Compassion is not what you do, but it's who you are." And I believe him.

Cons

No place is perfect, and the bigger they are, the less perfect they are. I wish it didn't take as long as it does to bring about change when it is needed, but it's a big ship and it's slow to turn. However, to paraphrase a funny quote, "Compassion is a lot like pizza. Even when it's bad, it's still pretty good."

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