Ageism, Poor Leadership, and Overall Decline - Anonymous employee College Board Employee Review

3.0
11 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work from home policy. Smart co-workers. Work does impact the next generation

Cons

Where do I begin? Ageism... if you're under 40, and dedicated, you may thrive. If you're over 40, you have no growth potential, despite your stellar performance. Poor Leadership... changes constantly and lately is mostly male-dominated. They prefer to bring in someone new than to promote from within, even after being with the org for more than a decade. Steer clear of this place if you expect growth in your career. Salaries have been declining year-over-year despite the company thriving financially. You will work handling tons of tasks as if you're with a small company despite this being a 2,000 person company. They add more work each quarter and instead of hiring someone just heap it on an already stressed staff. They have been laying off top employees, changing their title, and then hiring someone new at significantly lower wages. Do you want to give up $30k just to work remote? That's what happens here. One department laid off a very senior woman after more than 20 years, and then had to hire TWO MEN to take her place. It's turning into a boys club and diversity is dwindling by the minute. Few people of color, few Spanish speaking people, and no pay equity for those that do work here. That's the current culture of the College Board and the CEO David Coleman is so disconnected from what his HR staff is doing that it won't change. Due to the current presidential administration the entire org is walking on eggshells and not willing to take a stand on anything, including their own mission. They keep eliminating programs that actually create equity in education. Don't fall for the bait and switch.

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Thank you for sharing your experience and for your service to College Board. We strive to create a fair, supportive, and equitable environment for all employees, and we’re sorry to hear your experience fell short of that expectation. We take your feedback seriously, as it helps us improve.

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