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The Trevor Project reviews

2.6

41% would recommend to a friend

(201 total reviews)

Peggy Rajski

12% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

The Trevor Project has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 201 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Trevor Project employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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201 reviews
5.0
Feb 19, 2020
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Pros

It's amazing to go to the call center and know that you are quite literally saving people's lives. I love the vision of the org and the coworkers are some of the nicest, hardest working folks I've worked with. There are opportunities to learn and try new things.

Cons

A very rewarding job at times, but can be hard also. Make sure you practice your own self care.

1.0
Jan 29, 2020
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Pros

The counselors and supervisors are, for the most part, amazing. The mission statement is deeply vital. The kids we work with are ROCKSTARS!

Cons

When I started working at Trevor, I was so excited. It had been a dream of mine to work there for many years. I read a bunch of bad reviews on GlassDoor, but tried to tell myself it was just a few people who were bitter about their experiences. I was so wrong. As it turns out, Trevor is a horrible place to work— or at least the digital side of things are awful. (I've been told that the people who work for the Lifeline have no idea how bad things are on the digital side, so it's possible that it's much better to work for The Lifeline.) The counselors and supervisors are beyond overworked, and burnout is stunningly high. Counselors frequently find themselves alone on shifts, and because of this, they routinely end up keeping callers in crisis waiting for as many as three hours. The higher-ups do not seem to value their employee's mental health, despite this being an organization dedicated, in large part, to mental health issues. Trevor lost nearly 3/4 of its digital counselors within a year of hiring the first cohort. That just doesn't happen unless something is very wrong indeed. The CEO doesn't interact with people lower down on the rung at all, and if you address concerns to him, he will simply patch you through to other people. The digital counselors and supervisors are overwhelmed, and their concerns are swept under the rug. I wanted so much to stay because the work is so important, but working here was incredibly stressful. Don't ignore these negative reviews you're seeing like I did. At least when it comes to the digital side of things, I'm very sad to say that Trevor is a horrendous place to work. (As a side note, volunteers for Trevor do not have this same miserable experience. It is primarily the paid digital counselors who are so unhappy.) Trevor is known primarily for its wonderful work as a crisis hotline and chat line, and yet it treats its very counselors— the people doing this lifesaving work— like garbage.

5.0
Jan 18, 2020

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Pros

This is an organization on the up-swing with rapid growth. It feels good to work for an organization that is making a difference in the lives of queer and trans* kids each . day. Appreciate the pay differential that just started. It mean a lot to us.

Cons

It's for sure true that the work can be really hard sometimes. Also, I wish there were more professional development opportunities. Also, I wish there were more social opportunities.

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