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World Wildlife Fund

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Good for learning, but few opportunities to advance - Anonymous employee World Wildlife Fund Employee Review

3.0
Jul 1, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

People really walk the walk -- huge volume of hybrid cars in the parking lot, bottled water is frowned on, LEED building, tolerance and understanding is very important. Casual dress code As long as the work is done, it doesn't matter if you work from home, work a little bit, or just hang out. Ample opportunities to travel on company dime Peers are willing to help fellow peers (but not really help those below them) if you make friends with the support staff, they can help you figure out who the nice and helpful people are, and who the egotistical jerks are.

Cons

Extremely slow pace -- unless they are going through one of the CONSTANT re-organizations, and then they are swift to eliminate Senior management -- especially the CEO -- is very "star chamber." Not only are you not allowed to talk to the CEO unless you are a member of the elite, you are not allowed to talk to his assistant, either. Board members are coddled and treated like royalty -- during a board meeting, staff was asked not to ride the elevators in case the board members needed them and they didn't want the board members to have to ride with the lowly staff members. Not a lot of guidance or training, unless you are one of the few that "matter"

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Cons

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Pros

I worked for a long time as a consultant, lots of clients, lots of different companies, lots of personalties, lots of corporate climbing, etc. And eventually turned around one day and decided I wanted a mission I could care about, and a place that was culturally great. Those became my criteria, and WWF has been everything I've wanted. This place is filled with smart and passionate people, and I can go home every night feeling like I'm doing my part to help the world, which overrides much of the daily issues anyone faces in any job. The benefits are outstanding, there is great listening from most quarters of the organization, and the work means something.

Cons

It is a large organization, as such, there is bureaucracy, and a big ship moves slower than a small one. However, positive internal change does happen, and I believe the Senior Management Team wants this to be a great place, and works towards making that happen—it is the best organization I've ever worked for.

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