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Executive Director

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Sad, Sadder, Saddest - Anonymous employee Executive Director Employee Review

1.0
12 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free healthcare, located right on Cathedral Square. That's about it.

Cons

Everything about working here is a con. I'm just repeating what everyone else has already said (notice all the reviewers say the same thing). That's because it's all true and everyone experiences it. Management is horrible from the top down. Micromanaging is RAMPANT in this company. My direct boss has, on multiple occasions, reported me to HR for making spelling/punctuation mistakes and claiming that I didn't pay attention enough...well it felt more like I was in the principles office than an HR office. If you feel like an adult but want to be treated like a child you'll definitely want to work here. Everything you do is questioned. Your opinion matters very little. I Worked there for over 4 years and applied to different positions within the company multiple times and never got promoted. The pay is absurd (starting under $30,000) and as others have mentioned management will tell you that their benefits are absolutely amazing. Basically you pay nothing for healthcare each month. But the salary, oh, the salary...How you can pay anyone below $30,000 in 2015 is just mind boggling. I started right out of college and basically stayed for the convenience of the commute and work/life balance. I was hourly so 4:30 hit and i'm outta there!!! Some of these clients are bringing in over $1 million a year but you get paid peanuts...where's all the money going???The culture is very strange here. First of all EDI is a for-profit company that manages non-profits which sounds extremely shady to me. Cliquey is the key word. Groups of people will talk to each other and ignore everyone else. There are days where literally nobody talks for 99% of the day so it sounds like a library (i have gotten in trouble for talking too much)...sounding like high school yet? The raises are laughable. I think on average i made about $20-50 more a month TOPS when raises were given out. Back to the culture though...basically if the partners like you, you are golden. You can literally do no wrong in their eyes. But if you are like 95% of the employees at EDI then you are just another random worker clocking in and clocking out every day hoping you don't do something wrong to earn a trip to the principal...ahem...HR office. The turnover is insanely high here. Look up open positions at this company, right now...10-15 openings? As I said I worked here for over 4 years and there were MANY employees that literally lasted a few months and quit. If someone lasts a year i'm surprised. Honestly, do yourself a favor and don't work here. It's not worth the days and nights of frustration and stress. Frustration because your job and bosses are miserable...stress because you constantly think about how little money you make. If you are desperate for a job, like I was (got a job offer before I graduated - woohoo!) then work here for 6 months and get out while you still have a soul but if it's not absolutely necessary just stay far, far away.

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Pros

EDI employs staff to work directly with medical/research non-profits, giving employees the incredible opportunity to help its clients realize their vision. Culture is very supportive - EDI supports professional development and membership in related organizations for its employees to help them continually grow and say on top of trends. They provide pathways for staff to be promoted and grow within the company. They offer a variety of opportunities from meetings logistics to committee management to meeting planning to medical writing and more. I've worked there for over 15 years and have had an incredible experience with the company as well as with the volunteers we serve.

Cons

No cons currently. Over the last 15+ years that I've been here, EDI has worked hard to support employees and respond to suggestions for improvement. For example, most positions are able to work remotely up to 3 days a week. EDI is also continuously updating technologies and systems to allow staff to efficiently do their work.

1.0
22 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

some work travel… but not many pros worth listing

Cons

the person who wrote the review below… only one person there has that title… and 100% they were asked to write this review by leaders….their listed pros are only given to favorites likes. The company pays horribly, is a revolving door of staff, promotes favorites like the person who wrote the review. So many people leave and the company won’t change. The company could be amazing if they stopped being so old school and treated their staff like people. technology is old, can’t be 100% remote and you get managed by so many fake ppl who make way to much money for the little work they do

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