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World Resources Institute

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Fun, but they played it too safe - Intern World Resources Institute Employee Review

4.0
Jan 17, 2012
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Pros

-They have a fun, liberal and educated workforce -The office environment is very friendly and there is little gossip -WRI is well known is the climate circles - hence a fairly respectable place to work at -If you're in EMBARQ, you actually build things, not just write reports which no body reads!

Cons

-Unless you're in EMBARQ, where you actually build things, you will just write reports that no body reads! -They discuss, negotiate and create unnecessary hurdles towards even the most important and critical tasks at hand -Little space for new ideas and new initiatives. No matter how much you excel as an Intern and do things that others have not done who worked there for 20 years, they do not give you any recognition

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Cons

Resource constraints affecting efficiency: working with limited staffing and budgets sometimes made it challenging to execute projects efficiently Compensation compared to the private sector: salaries are noticeably lower than for private-sector roles, which is especially challenging in a city like NYC. Project direction influenced by funding priorities: I noticed that donor and grant priorities often shaped the direction of projects. Career progression tied to funding cycles: advancement opportunities often depended on program funding rather than purely on performance.

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