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International Rescue Committee

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It had been better, hoping to restore balance soon - Database Manager International Rescue Committee Employee Review

4.0
Sep 14, 2020
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Pros

The company has a big mission to bring refugees from harm to home. My team had been perfect when we had the right people for each role. My current managers are very understanding of personal circumstance and wiling to work with you to balance out work and life. Day to day is filled with challenge tasks and time can go by very fast if you like what you do.

Cons

Leadership has been changing a lot in recent years, causing unclarity. From time to time, you have to figure things on your own and step up for multiple roles. You could be overworked and this could well be the normality across the board.

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Cons

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2.0
Apr 22, 2026
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Pros

You will meet some amazing and passionate people here who are truly there for the mission. Many came to this country as refugees and immigrants themselves and continue to devote their lives to helping others going through similar experiences. If you end up on the right team, it's an extremely rewarding job.

Cons

Unfortunately, the HQ upper management makes it a toxic place to work. VPs regularly undercut each other publicly (including at all-team meetings and gossiping negatively with staff), especially when potential job cuts were on the horizon. C-Suite didn't listen to staff concerns about upper management and didn't investigate major departures by dedicated staff who left due to poor management despite their dedication to the mission. Leaders picked favorites, ignoring work performance (excusing mediocre performance in some, having high standards for others), and preferred yes-men over staff who wanted to think more critically about the work. Projects were pushed too quickly, despite concerns that it could be detrimental to clients. Positions given to unqualified internal staff who wouldn't be interviewed for the role as external candidates. Senior leaders (director and above) are more focused on keeping their jobs than the mission and will use lower staff work for their own career growth/safety. DEI didn't seem to apply for senior leader roles, where there was little, if any, diversity.

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