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      3.2

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (179 total reviews)
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      Kenneth Roth

      57% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

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      Human Rights Watch has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Human Rights Watch 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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      179 reviews
      3.0
      Sep 8, 2016

      Amazing substance, difficult organization

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Working closely with human rights activists and investigators at one of the most respected human rights organizations in the world. Gaining substantive and organizational knowledge. Highly mission-driven and principled to a fault. Incredible, at times world-changing, work.

      Cons

      Management is dysfunctional on many levels. The usual NGO politics and egos. Work culture is highly dependent on the heavily silo-ed divisions. Some are amazing, some are toxic. Extreme naval-gazing. Organization grew (too) quickly and deals each year with difficulties balancing budgets etc. Don't expect growth here without a significant fight.

      3.0
      Sep 27, 2018

      Senior Associate

      Associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Amazing fellow-level colleagues, huge organized workplace, international-looking, amazing benefits

      Cons

      Almost demeaning position, no professional development, very hierarchical, low care for morale, high demand and little appreciation, lack of trust in management, incredibly problematic with statistics (lower-level employees very diverse and upper management mainly white males)

      3.0
      Aug 3, 2022

      White organization that patronizes and bullies its lower level workers

      Associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Unionized. Starting salary was great with excellent benefits. I was left to work independently most of the time and had some room to explore and get acquainted with the physical work space. I had an opportunity to travel to NY for orientation and met other staff from across the US. It was a great opportunity to meet researchers with lived experience and a lot of heart/investment in their countries of origin. Occassionally got to meet funders and became familiar with big-money philanthropists.

      Cons

      I worked with a very small team and in this case it meant less opportunity for support. I experienced passive aggressive behavior from supervisors - there is no training or accountability for poor communication on their end. I received so many belittling comments when I made mistakes within the first 60 days of employment. On one occasion, I walked into a room with a supervisor and another staff member only to receive “the cold shoulder” the entire time I prepared materials with them. I heard of similar experiences with other associates across the org, sometimes being asked to get coffee / run errands for supervisors.

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