World Resources Institute reviews

Mostly remote environment, hard for in person collaboration

My experience working in the legal department at WRI was extremely challenging due to ongoing issues with the General Counsel's behavior that were widely known but not meaningfully addressed. While the organization presents itself as mission-driven and people-focused, there appears to be a significant gap between those values and the internal employee experience. In particular, there were repeated concerns regarding unprofessional conduct, unclear communication, and unrealistic expectations from the General Counsel. These issues created a stressful and, many times, unsustainable work environment. What was most concerning was that this behavior was not isolated. It had reportedly been raised multiple times, yet little corrective action was taken, and WRI allowed the unprofessional conduct to continue and didn't support the mistreated staff members.