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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Toxic Culture and Bad Management - Anonymous employee Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Employee Review

2.0
24 Apr 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Generous pay and benefits - Some really nice and smart people - Good work/life balance and flexibility for parents

Cons

- Very political and hierarchical - People get promoted because of favoritism not because of skills - The mission sounds promising but company has no real direction - High employee turnover especially in engineering - Hard to advance your career - Most of management is from Facebook so a lot of things are done the Facebook way

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. I’m sorry your experience was not more positive. While we’re very proud of everything we’ve accomplished across our Initiatives to date, we are committed to learning and doing better everywhere we can as an organization. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly if you would be willing to share more about your experience. - Demetrice Tillman, Director of People

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