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World Resources Institute

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Coordinator - Anonymous employee World Resources Institute Employee Review

2.0
Dec 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Dedicated, passionate, and super-smart colleagues.

Cons

Senior management's inability to make decisions, disregard for how significantly delaying or changing decisions impacts others charged with executing those decisions, lack of transparency at the top - particularly around how money gets dispersed. Zero career path for anyone coming in at lower levels - WRI much prefers to hire from outside rather than giving opportunities to hard workers internally. Senior managers and Executive leadership are committed more to their ego than being effective managers. Some teams are better than others in terms of work-life balance - you are very silo-ed depending on which program or ops team you're on.

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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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