Great coworkers and mission, toxic work environment - Several Wanderlust Employee Review

3.0
Nov 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. The events. Wanderlust events are magic, and the team that puts them on feels like family. 2. The work itself—if you're into yoga and mindfulness, you'll like the work. (Though there's a lot of #wellness, if you know what I mean.) 3. Your coworkers who aren't the executive team. A company like Wanderlust attracts interesting, whip-smart, thoughtful, and talented people.

Cons

1. Management. I don't doubt the exec team is well-intentioned, but they're not good managers, and they're not good at managing a company. 2. Job descriptions aren't real—you'll never really know what your role is. 3. If you think you know what your role is, you won't given the tools or the space to do it well. 4. If you do manage to do your job well, you won't be acknowledged for it—financially or otherwise. 5. It's easy to get so sucked into the mission that you don't realize you're being breadcrumbed and gaslit. 6. The mission, while strong at the events, isn't reflected in company culture. 7. Nepotism is strong.

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5.0
Mar 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

its a good place to work. the CEO is cute, pays well

Cons

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2.0
Mar 11, 2016
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You are provided a good deal of responsibility and directive on tasks- the things you do here will give you experience in your respective field and look good on a resume. Very nice, smart, and civil group of people at the Brooklyn office. Insight into the way festivals work and the yoga niche, if that's your thing.

Cons

Communication is a bit unorganized, you sometimes aren't sure who you can ask for help with what. Management can sometimes brush you off, I felt many times I would try to reach out and not get a response or hand all day because everybody was too focused on the issue of the moment. Feels a bit exclusive- if you're not a yoga or organic person (Wasn't really my background though I have no issues obviously), you might feel like a little bit of an outsider. The most major issue that makes me rank this company low is that they take you for granted if you're an intern. I'm not sure if they changed policies since a couple of years ago, but I was only reimbursed for travel and not paid profit, which is fine but the internship is only supposed to last for a vague "few months" and I ended up there almost a year because they kept needing me and I thought it would lead to a hire. It was only after I finally asked one day that they broke the news they couldn't hire me, which felt like a slap in the face considering my hard work and that they always talk of "expanding so that job growth and promotion becomes integral" during meetings.

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