Great mission, great people! - Curriculum Specialist Curriculum Advantage Employee Review

Transparent and open communications is an asset to working at CA (Classworks). What employees and customers have to say has value. This is meaningful because you know that what you are contributing affects the organization. The company expects workers to contribute ideas to making the product and our processes better. This promotes creativity. The entire company has adopted SCRUM and Agile methods. These brief daily exchanges allow us to share accomplishments, motivate each other, and encourage healthy competition to accomplish more as teams. These stand-ups create a sense of unity and the brevity of them keeps accomplishments not tasks as the expectation. This sense of unity can be tough to establish when many employees are in the field, others are working remotely, and some are in an office environment. Not for Curriculum Advantage because anyone from any department or team can join another department or teams stand-ups. There is acceptance and tolerance of differences in perspectives and working styles. Transparency at Classworks means there are clear expectations set and though these may challenge workers there is training and a focus on development of each employee, formally through training and informally through coaching. I am proud to represent this company and to be a part of such an outstanding team in a very competitive market.

I have no cons to share.

The company culture has evolved to become very collaborative and teamwork-driven. Corporate, development, sales, and implementation share the common goal of making students and teachers happy customers. The company draws people who are passionate about helping customers and improving education through technology. Collaboration is huge. All voices and fresh ideas are welcome. It is not an environment of "we've always done it this way." Leadership is open to improving processes, trying new things (even if means sometimes failing), and pivoting away from inefficient processes. Hard work and valuable contributions earn recognition and promotion. Corporate employees have the ability to work 2 - 3 days a week from home. Everyone embraces open communication even when remote, using chat, web meetings, and other ways to communicate and feel connected with the team. Work-life balance is great. Taking vacation is not an issue and the company provides a paid holiday between Christmas and New Years. It's a small company so you have the ability to take on new projects that help you grow.

Some may find an open office challenging. However, there are plenty of conference rooms and a library if quiet work time is needed. Traffic in the area can be a challenge, but the flexible work schedule and remote days help a lot. As mentioned, it is a small company. There is no room for "this is my job" and "this is yours." To thrive at Classworks, you should be open and willing to contribute where needed and take on projects that are outside your specific role (with guidance and help from the team).