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Great temporary Opportunity | Terrible Management Team | Terrible Workplace/Team Culture - Program Operations Associate Draper University Employee Review

1.0
29 Apr 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Great networking opportunities - Meet hundreds of founders from all across the world - Learn alot of the entrepreneurial process and struggles - Residence provided (Pro and con) - Be apart of the founders journey

Cons

- toxic work environment/team culture - No proper process in place for anything - Long hours, no time during programs, for low pay - Management does not care for well being of staff - no bonus or any type of incentive structure in place - no growth within company - with no growth potential or incentives, and long hours + toxic work culture, i wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for a long term option - Management doesn't take feedback - Not a normalized structured job, many last minute tasks and deadlines given ( "dynamic work") - Micromanaging - employees live at their workplace, no escaping work - Most employees are immigrants, so they work quietly, but any US based employee would identify the terrible structure in place from the start

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

Low pay, high turnover, long days and nights

1.0
9 Sept 2024
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Meet and network with pre-seed to seed-stage founders from all around the world - Learn about entrepreneurship from industry experts that give talks at Draper University - Stable business outlook (B2G business with big government contracts) - Mostly hard-working and friendly colleagues - Live at Draper University rent-free - Some food is provided during programs

Cons

- Work 70-90 hour weeks with below market rate salary and no overtime pay (essentially getting minimum wage or less considering the hours worked) - Due to living at the workplace, you are essentially on-call 24/7 and can be asked to do many last-minute tasks. Difficult to have a work-life balance. - Constantly understaffed so you'll have to wear many hats and also do manual labor - No bonus / incentive structure in place, working harder or more hours is not rewarded - Minimal upward career trajectory and growth within the organization - Nepotism and toxic work culture - Management does not care about staff wellbeing or career growth - Highly disorganized and lacking in structure/processes although they have been running these entrepreneurship programs for over a decade - No healthcare insurance or benefits - No work visa sponsorship, contracts international staff without providing work visas

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