Great mission, terrible implementation - Anonymous employee CodeNow Employee Review

1.0
9 Apr 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The mission is laudable.

Cons

Huge employee turnover. When I started, the longest anyone stayed was 3 months. The CEO at the time was volatile, which contributed to a terrible work environment. Hopefully this has changed. Also, my position and responsibilities were not clearly defined. Quite frankly, I did not know what I was supposed to be doing. Little direction plus ill-defined role is a recipe for frustration.

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5.0
8 Mar 2024
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Pros

Learning and teaching basic coding

Cons

No cons, it was a safe area with great people

4.0
18 July 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

As most reviews have mentioned, the workshops are the highlight of working here. Watching students with no prior programming background write their first line of code is extremely rewarding not just for students but staff as well. Having students genuinely see computer programming as a viable path is very rewarding. CodeNow is not your typical non-profit and thats a good thing.At CodeNow employees get the opportunity to see how the company functions. Employees are not pigeoned to just their main responsibilities and are encouraged to explore what their colleagues are working on and assist where they can. Not many companies can attest to that. Employees get to truly see how interconnected they all are. Management is open to ideas and frequently encourages feedback from employees. This feedback mechanism creates a very welcoming environment as employees are free to discus concerns with management without fear.

Cons

Working here can be psychologically taxing at times. Given the small number of people on the team and the amount of work that needs to be done, it is a constant struggle for balance. Management does its best to alleviate stress for employees but there is still alot of work

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