Unprofessional and Toxic work environment - Engagement Specialist buildOn Employee Review

1.0
Jan 26, 2026
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Pros

The students are a highlight and so is the community service aspect.

Cons

The managers treat the students like free labor. Morally ambiguous job, you will be forced to treat high schoolers like human cattle because your supervisors and senior leadership view them that way. Extremely ghetto work environment. You will hear about how most of your coworkers have a criminal history and or are beefing with their baby daddies. The management is absolutely awful. They engage in bullying and targeting with anyone they feel intimidated by.

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5.0
Oct 11, 2024
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Pros

Amazing place to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Cons

Culture isn't for everyone, and can be hard for poor fits to figure out ways to succeed.

2.0
Oct 19, 2025
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Pros

The organization’s mission is truly inspiring built by its founder who’s passionate about education. He’s continuously working on breaking the cycle of poverty and illiteracy around the world. His stories of travel pushing on this movement is something that should be shared.

Cons

However great and noble the reasons were of building this organization, it’s the people who currently manages it, making the decisions, the kind of leadership that create the work culture. Sadly, these people have been corrupted with their own personal agendas neglecting what they’re supposed to do. Employees and staff were constantly overworked without being compensated fairly. Their promises remained promises and the things that used to be true have become lies! This corrupt leadership have turned the work environment toxic. Overworking and abusing employees, absorbing their stressful rants, unreasonable demands, and even their horrible mood changes. It has affected us terribly, the way we work, the fear of getting berated or worse fired! It used to be a great place to work, being able to help the youth, but now it’s become a place I’d want to avoid!

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