Delusional CEO - Anonymous employee CITYarts Employee Review

1.0
4 Sept 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hating the CEO made from some decent employment bonding moments when she did something particularly abusive, racist, misogynistic, or just plan weird.

Cons

Tsipi Ben-Haim is a moron who believes herself a genius. This leads to some tense moments, to say the least. For instance, she think she is a brilliant communicator. She is very invested in the belief that she explains herself well, makes herself available for questions, and has created an office where people can help you when she isn't around. Instead, she gives nonsensical, vague, and often contradictory instructions with unrelated or incorrect information; she often looks at you like you're an idiot if she doesn't like your question, if she doesn't talk directly over you; and no one in her office has anything resembling the full-picture she think they do, because she hasn't bothered to make pertinent information readily available. She likes to think of herself as an "open-minded" person: another delusion of hers. If you use a pronoun that doesn't mesh with the gender she decides you are, get read to be misgendered constantly, even after multiple rounds of (public) conversations on the topic, during which she will smile and shake her head as if you were an eccentric child with a strange new hobby. Are you a POC? Well, get ready to be tested on every aspect of your cultures in front of a dozen people you just met for the benefit of her public edification on cultures she feels very, very sorry for. (She may even ask you about the common exports of your country of origin, before asking you about your interests and skills. Fun!) Her relationship to POC is particularly disturbing: while attempting to do outreach in communities of color, she repeats stereotypes, chastises protestors openly, and overall seems to talk about youth and children of color as though they need her help to remain docile, under control, and therefore worthy of respect in her world. This culminated in two instances where she touched two young, Black people without their consent: once to touch the person's hair, and once to remove their mask. CITYarts is Tsipi Ben-Haim's livelihood and nothing more. (You can look up her salary on the non-profit's 990. Bear in mind, she only has *3* employees.) She may be a talented salesperson, but so is Michael Scott. I personally see little difference, except Michael Scott at least tries to be nice to the people who work beneath him.

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5.0
17 July 2025
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Tsipi is so great to learn from and a great role model for those passionate about the arts and non-profits

Cons

Nothing bad to say at all

1.0
8 May 2026
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Pros

location is easy to get to opportunities to work on public-facing murals coworkers are cool people

Cons

Turnover is EXTREMELY high stressful and confusing environment communication is highly unprofessional and disorganized You will spend most of your time looking on the highly disorganized drive for old documents from months or years ago. No one knows where anything is in the drive due to the turnover of previous coordinators

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