Great place to work with strong values - Anonymous employee Oxfam Employee Review

4.0
Dec 11, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Oxfam is a great organisation to work for, full of committed individuals and strong values that apply to all levels of work.

Cons

Oxfam GB and Oxfam International are headquartered in Oxford, which is currently the most expensive city to live in the UK if you compare salaries and cost of living, particularly housing. The organisation started a restructuring process 3 years ago that will continue until 2020.

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Cons

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