2.0
31 May 2025
Current employee, less than 1 year
Arlington, VA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Good mission and great students. You get to see DC's sites and encourage students to learn and share their perspectives on current issues. Some of these conversations and lessons are insightful and give me hope for the future.
Cons
High turnover, regularly 12+ hour days, instructors AND students are exhausted by the schedule and lack of breaks, poor compensation for the time and energy instructors commit, and lack of communication between management and the instructors who actually lead programs on the ground. They cannot and should not promise that their employees will find work in the area after their contract ends. These problems have existed for years and have not been addressed, meaning they are cyclical and intentional.