Pros
Some of the work and clients are cool — but almost every agency and major corporation has a social impact practice now. Go elsewhere if you’re excited about doing impact focused work.
Cons
If you are considering working here — do not. If you are considering becoming a corporate partner — do not. You’d be supporting a culture of toxic positivity that cannot practice what it preaches. Leadership is wildly out of touch and more concerned with the optics of doing well by doing good than actually making meaningful impact. Like others have mentioned, they play favorites, expect you to bend over backwards and make decisions with a lack of transparency. Will also add that many of the strategic decisions on how to grow the business have been questionable at best and highlight the lack of business acumen the leadership team has. There’s also massive problems when it comes to pay equity and transparency. Finally, much of the talk around wellness and DEI is for show. It’s often expected of employees to work late, work while sick and to do it with a smile. There’s also a culture of passive aggression despite claiming to embrace a culture of consistent feedback