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Good Job, Terrible Job Treatment - Program Instructor Close Up Foundation Employee Review

2.0
9 May 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Can be very rewarding work. Good connections and many great people to work with. Good if you want to work with students or are interested in political fields.

Cons

Brutal hours, minimal breaks. The company does not look out for people at this level. Their treatment of staff can be horrendous and they do not look out for you, no matter how much they say they do. They want the most amount of labor possible with as little cost. Horrible for a nonprofit. They hire too many people and expect to fire some.

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5.0
20 Feb 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Getting to work with students from all over the country and have a hand in shaping them to be more active and informed political citizens Great upward mobility, and lots of room to grow in the organization.

Cons

The pay is rough for living in DC/DMV area Pretty long hours of active work on your feet, often over 45-50 a week

2.0
25 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You work with many fantastic people who care about education Meals are comped

Cons

Long-hours, 14 hour days are normal Low pay, not at all competitive or comfortable for the DC area Management does not take concerns seriously Company culture demands group-think and does not like new ideas Managers will never tell you how you can improve to get into a higher role and prefer to let you fail Cliquey culture where people will actively undermine you, often people trying to get their friends promoted over proven choices CEO and President are very image-driven and make decisions based on optics, not very competent at running an education non-profit and seem likely to move onto the next gig

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