Strong mission and values, great culture!
Pros
I deeply value the mission, vision, values, principles. Salary and benefits were fair for all staff (unionized and non-unionized), the organizational culture was supportive, transparent, participatory. Strong focus on anti-racism, diversity, inclusion and decolonization. There is work life balance and flexible working hours. Most staff can work remote or hybrid if they prefer. Most staff are kind, caring, passionate, supportive, committed.
Cons
There is a culture of entitlement and privilege among staff, despite generous and above-average salaries and benefits. While the organization exists to work with marginalized communities, many of the staff are fully preoccupied with increasing their entitlements and privileges at the expense of those communities. Most staff are in this organization for the right reasons but an aggressive and intimidating union culture has corrupted the spirit of the organization so as to render many relationships toxic, and severely hamper the organization’s ability to meet its goals.