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Bread for the World Reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

David Beckmann

93% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Bread for the World has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bread for the World employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews
3.0
29 June 2016
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Pros

Great space to grow and learn new skills. A definite resume' builder. Stepping stone workplace. Great mission.

Cons

Nobody retires from here. Management is horrible and unaccountable. One manager in particular is a real piece of work. She is the reason I left.

2.0
26 May 2020

Good intentions undermined by toxic workplace environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Flexible work schedule -The kind employees were incredibly kind -Decent location that's convenient to the Metro

Cons

There is no professional growth built into the positions and no middle management positions. You have highly-paid executives and entry-level paid specialists/associates/project managers, and Bread goes the (admittedly standard) nonprofit route of hiring overqualified people to do the work that needs to be done while paying them at entry-level salaries. Little is done at the management level to solve conflicts between staff. Management is not universal and it leads to conflict between departments which are all run differently -- and disciplined differently -- based on who's running it. You have some staff members, especially who have been there a long time, set in their ways and refusing to work with people on new ideas. There're also rampant levels of distrust between departments and an unwillingness to let people do the jobs they were hired to do without oversight of every piece. If you support Bread's mission, cool -- it's a good mission -- but I'd recommend you work somewhere better and donate money to Bread instead.

4.0
23 June 2016

Great Organization - Needs to focus on "The Little Things"

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great mission that most of the people sincerely care about. Wonderful location. Good facilities, including access to the gym downstairs.

Cons

Some important policies don't exist, or are not routinely enforced. Several managerial issues. Need to increase accountability.

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