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Wounded Warrior Project

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Ponzi - Anonymous employee Wounded Warrior Project Employee Review

1.0
Oct 21, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You'll come for the mission, you'll leave or get suddenly terminated for trying to do the right thing.

Cons

The financial officers closed ranks around an employee who brought to their attention almost $100,000 of waste. After her sudden termination on a Friday afternoon, the remaining accounting staff was subjected to a mandatory meeting, in which the CEO, CFO, and 2 executive VPs made several contrived and libelous accusations. This effectively delivered the message that any employee who discovers mismanagement had better keep it to themselves, or be subject to the most unprofessional display of self-righteous character assassination imaginable. These hoods employee a media machine along with a fleet of lawyers (the CEO is a lawyer) to ensure the donor dollars don't stop. Meanwhile, their programs consist mostly of a mix of existing government assistance and highly visible and well advertised social events. No vets before 911 are given any assistance - their care would be prohibitively expensive. As the years roll on, the execs will exit with salaries and compensation well in excess of 7 figures. Every decision supports keeping employee cost down (most jobs would be hourly with overtime anywhere else, and you will work 60 to 80 hours a week) and keeping board and thus donor perception up (ask the accountant ants about reallocaton.) Unless you will be an EVP, keep looking.

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Great teammates, benefits, time off.

Cons

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Pros

-Great mission, culture and teammates -Incredible work is being done for veterans and active-duty military -Good work/life balance and the org values the employees' overall health and wellness -Flexibility, especially for those who are able to work remotely (as opposed to hybrid because they live near an office - they have less flexibility )

Cons

-No COLA whatsoever. -Upward mobility is very limited, as is the ability to get an increase in pay. -Their merit increase system is flawed, minimal, and biased as opposed to being connected to your KPI's/annual reviews. You may get a small increase every 4 years or so, which isn't even enough to keep up with inflation. -Due to increasing inflation rates and the plateaued salaries, remaining here long-term doesn't seem likely. -Annual bonuses sound great in theory, but they are taxed at a higher rate than income, and should just be part of your salary. Instead, they take a chunk of what should be your salary and separate it into an annual bonus. -This is all VERY frustrating considering how much $ the org raises each year. We are constantly told how fantastic we're doing financially but this isn't at all reflected in pay.

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