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World Resources Institute

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Good Depending on your team, but core functions are frustrating - Anonymous employee World Resources Institute Employee Review

3.0
Sep 21, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I’ve had a really good team and good managers to date. As everyone has mentioned- your manager can really make or break your experience. My team is very friendly and respectful. We have decent work life balance and I am able to use the good PTO package.

Cons

HR has become a total joke. There has been so much turnover in HR that policies which were released just months prior are no longer effective when an HR employee leaves. Accounting is also downright rude. I realize many teams don’t interact with them, and I realize they are stretched thin but a lot of their comments are rude, not helpful.

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Mission-driven work - Smart , friendly and passionate colleagues - Global impact - Collaborative culture - Strong reputation — Flexible / progressive work environment - Innovation-oriented Diverse international perspective A leadership that cares: the global leadership stepped in when U.S. funding was unexpectedly canceled, providing financial support for several programs for a few months to give teams time to secure new funding sources.

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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