Dysfunctional corporate culture with no transparency and poor benefits - Anonymous employee TreePeople Employee Review

1.0
11 Aug 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Beautiful working space with access to hiking trails. Some employees are wonderfully friendly, passionate, and great to work with.

Cons

Leadership culture is extremely dysfunctional and abusive to employees, entering into unreasonable agreements with funders to chase money, and throwing staff under the bus. When staff are unable to meet unreasonable expectations, or they dare to speak their opinion about how unreasonable the expectations are, abuse and retaliation can be expected. Human resources is complicit and facilitates this toxic culture. There has been tremendous turnover in the past few years and it is accelerating rapidly due to worsening conditions. It's a very sad state. On the upside, new hires seems to be getting offered better (sometimes near-market) compensation compared to staff who've been there longer. But there are no cost of living increases, no annual reviews, and employees stay at the same salary for years and years.

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5.0
30 Jan 2026
Anonymous temporary employee
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Pros

Everyone there was friendly and helpful when starting out. It was a very healthy work environment with insistence to leave work with work and not have to do any extra work when you weren't being properly paid.

Cons

Not a lot of cons, the base pay was reasonable and there were opportunities available to achieve a more permanent position.

4.0
7 July 2025
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Pros

Strong organizational mission and vision focused on environmental impact in Los Angeles. Colleagues are hard working, passionate, and dedicated, fostering a collaborative atmosphere. Opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects that benefit the community.

Cons

There’s a big difference between what the company says it values and how things actually work, especially when it comes to employee advancement. High-performing employees often get passed over for promotions, resulting in increased turnover and diminished morale. HR doesn’t engage with staff much, but they make the big decisions about who gets promoted, creating a lack of transparency and consistency in career progression. It also seems to have nothing to do with your actual output. Pay is lower than what you’d expect for the amount of work and experience needed.

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