Pros
- Amazing colleagues - Inspiring programs (not everywhere, but particularly in Asia and parts of Africa) - Great mentors in middle-management - Very mission-driven work - A real front-runner in the field of peacebuilding
Cons
- Recent merger heavily influenced work culture to more US-aligned standards - Programming in certain countries does not live up to the expectations and standards of the past - Little focus on employee-well being and no mental health support systems in place - No attempts to improve internal culture despite a wave of burn out and quiet quitting - Weak HR practices and slow recruitment, creating vacuums of months where existing staff bear the brunt - Leadership very disconnected from local team's and junior staff's experiences and grievances - Although employee feedback is allegedly valued, decisions are still top-down - Toxic management culture that is condoned and allowed to persist - Despite performance measurement frameworks, no accountability measures in place for Executive and Director- level leadership