Greenpeace reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(620 total reviews)
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87% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Greenpeace has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 620 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Greenpeace employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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620 reviews
2.0
Feb 28, 2017

Campaign Manager

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Pros

It feels good to save the environment, job is adventurous at times and there are some great people.

Cons

It's an authoritarian organization, with almost only white guys in the command and it is not LGBT friendly. Greenpeace tries to replicate the very corporate model of work it pretends to fight, with a highly hierarchical organization and little room for democratic decisions. Managers pose like tough bosses, demeaning their employees. If something goes wrong, it will be your fault, not theirs. It also replicates an imperialistic model, with offices from developed countries deciding on what developing countries offices should do: after all, they pay most of the bill. Over the years I understood that Greenpeace is more concerned with raising money than saving the environment. All decisons are taken having fundraising in consideration. So, sometimes Greenpeace poses as a friend of indigenous groups and uses their images and problems to raise money. Then, the organization makes deals with corporations and tells their funders that the corporations "are doing the right thing". It's a Greenpeace victory! Immediately they move away and start targeting another corporation, while nothing changes.

2.0
Feb 24, 2017

If you're a white dude, you're probably gonna be okay.

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Pros

Better than average pay, some flexibility to work from home, opportunities to advance your learning in unexpected ways, often travel, the work feels meaningful.

Cons

Very little leadership around our mission and fundraising. Planning happens weeks out from something, very disorganized and constant chaos. Often times people, especially managers, are only promoted based on arbitrary reasons not based on skill levels. Lots of time spent on internal processes that go nowhere versus actually doing "the work". People of color, working moms, LGBT folks, and folks with disabilities will experience lots of bad comments, probably won't be listened to, and will be accused of being too sensitive. Expect lots of double speak...for example, there is an internal document that respects Indigenous People's rights, but it's rarely used.

2.0
Feb 23, 2017

Disappointment

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Pros

Some flexibility, slightly better pay and benefits than most nonprofits.

Cons

Constant organizational chaos, incompetent Executive Director and senior staff, lack of commitment to values, completely toxic workplace for people of color, and desperately needs to be unionized. There's a lot of tunnel vision and group think at the senior level.

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