Pros
- okay internship program depending on department placement (majority of the positive reviews are by interns) - good benefits compared to other nonprofits - easy to make friends - depending on luck, the work can be interesting and meaningful - depending on career path, able to make mentors/connections
Cons
TL;DR Terrible workplace that does not respect its employees, not worth applying for any position (even if it's for interview practice). COMPENSATION: - Despite the benefits, pay is low for associates compared to other nonprofits (not worth it, especially when you don't get overtime pay! and trust me, you will be working overtime) - Very difficult to get promoted/raises, lies that you can't negotiate - Senior staff will gaslight you to be grateful for what crumbs you're currently making and make it impossible for you to advocate for yourself or anyone else THE WORK: - Multiple people were told in interviews that they would work on a campaign that they were interested in, but were relegated to work that they have no interest in - Working on something you're actually interested in is up to luck! Senior staff will tell you that they will advocate, but don't. - Every single junior staff person is actively applying to other jobs/grad school. High turnover, even for a nonprofit. When people leave, whoever is left has double or triple the workload - All the work can be done from home, but senior management still wants people to work from the office 4 days a week. Not ideal for immunocompromised people, people with kids/pets, or those who prefer working from home. - Don't hold out hope that things will change after a few weeks or months, because they won't. CULTURE: - Very fratty and cult-y (like work friends become your only friends) - No work-life balance - People get fired after a few months of starting and all staff is not aware of what the circumstances are, so lots of gossiping and rumors - Junior staff are practically trauma bonded: tons of work-sponsored happy hours but everyone is talking about work-place relationships/drama (really thought I left that in high school but here we are) and how much they hate the workplace - Senior staff were so petty and would do anything to silence junior staff when they bring up issues (especially about gender and racial equity). - It's normal for men in the workplace to "lose their cool" and yell at other senior and junior colleagues, without addressing it. Maybe there were one-on-one apologies, but all-staff gossips and talks! What kind of standard is The Hub setting when men can yell at anyone without a slap on the wrist? - Good luck on trying to report workplace harassment/discrimination! Since this nonprofit is fiscally sponsored, junior staff especially will find it difficult to be connected to the sponsor to talk about these issues. That's even assuming that someone will stay long enough to report or isn't silenced before then. PANDEMIC/ WORK FROM HOME POLICIES: - Senior management wants people to work in the office 4 days of the week at least, which is not the norm anymore. Even big bad corporations have a more lenient work from home policy! The hypocrisy! - All staff was kept in the dark about what the policies were. No one's concerns were taken into account. Senior staff is very much: "it's my way or the high way" - Throughout the pandemic, it was highly encouraged for staff to work in the office even during COVID case peaks - When there were positive cases, senior staff handled it poorly and there were lots of fear for those who were or lived with immunocompromised people - Even when COVID cases/deaths were at peaks, The Hub continued to host in-door happy hours, which is bizarre! Not to mention that almost every week, there was a "going away" happy hour (meaning almost every week at least one person quit so we threw them an happy hour)!