World Vision International reviews

Lots of trouble with HR (P&C) Getting paid right took several months and the process was unclear. Eventually it worked out fine, but it was hard not knowing when the checks were going to be right. Benefits promised were not always followed thourh

The shifts were very inconsistent - I was a Christmas casual promoter for two Christmas periods - the first year I had about 3-4 shifts a week and the second year, I only had 1-2 shifts per week. During training, there is a cultish atmosphere about the good work that World Vision does, painting the picture that as promoters, we were on the frontline, improving the world with every person we spoke to when, at the core of it, we were sales people and all charities are businesses. Training was thorough in the sense that they trained us very well in sales/promotion through philanthropic buzz words, however I feel like the people who were training us only told us as much as we needed to know. There was also a strong sense of favouritism among existing promoters or people who were quite outspoken. I think maybe I am just quite cynical.