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Denver Botanic Gardens Reviews

2.9

24% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)
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Brian Vogt

75% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Denver Botanic Gardens has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Denver Botanic Gardens employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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55 reviews
1.0
15 June 2026

Nepotism and Retaliation

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Access to the gardens and garden events

Cons

- Retaliation for using approved leave - Retaliation for speaking out against managers - Blatant nepotism - HR practices that are illegal

1.0
21 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Beautiful gardens to walk around, Benefits with part time status, entry level workers are great to work with. The library is cool.

Cons

Lack of diversity. Lack of support from managers. Entitlement. Lack of experienced managers. Managers are more concerned with optics to leadership. There is no closing manager. Toxic work environment enabled by leadership. HR is a constant for the gift shop since managers lack experience and labor law knowledge. HR is toxic as well and will not improve culture and knowledge base for managers. You will have to figure out a lot on your own and/or be brought into HR for doing so. Managers reinvent the wheel and change procedures an policies to fit their whim. A constant and deeply passive aggressive culture that enables managers gossiping about their employees. I was warned that I would have to look out for myself in terms of benefits and pay as a former employee was cheated out of her retirement. I was told do so as "those guys won't help you." The two guys in management promote cronyism. Sexism exists here.

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Glassdoor has 66 Denver Botanic Gardens reviews submitted anonymously by Denver Botanic Gardens employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Denver Botanic Gardens is right for you.