Pros
Overall, as long as you are able to manage your own boundaries and work/life balance, this will be a very rewarding place to work at. - Passionate, intelligent and caring colleagues who will support you whenever they can - Opportunity to meet some of the most brave human rights activists in the world - You can develop and explore your ideas if they are good, regardless of your title - Unlimited PTO: If your work involves travel, you can usually take some time off after your trip and see many different parts of the world, as well as several weeks during summer and winter breaks - Respect for personal boundaries: Nobody will contact you during your PTO unless it's an absolute emergency / Mutual respect among colleagues / Managers will check in with you before you take on a new task of assignment to ensure you aren't overworked - Informal office culture: No clear hierarchy (unless with budgeting) - Priceless view from the office
Cons
In general, this is a good place to work if you have experience working in other non/for-profit firms. Unless you're highly organized, it will be difficult to work here as your first job. - As a small nonprofit, you have to manage your own time, projects, and resources: Nobody will keep your tasks and projects on schedule, and you'll be expected to do get things done without someone supervising you (but will give you advice/help if needed) - There used to be times when things were hectic and everyone was overworked, but management has done a very good job in reducing this since Fall 2018 - Working with activists can be emotionally demanding due to the nature of their work, and if you're not good at saying no to them asking for help, you will end up overworking because of the sheer number of people who are doing good work and want to do more - Open office layout is distracting