Greater Good Reviews

2.4

25% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)

Tim Kunin

20% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Greater Good has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Greater Good employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
13 May 2016

Seems great at first, don't be fooled!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some cool people, sometimes they throw parties with food and booze, the building is nice, they provide benefits.

Cons

Interviewing When you interview here, you'll be promised all of these awesome things, not least of which being how much they help causes in need. There is a small amount of that going on, but the rest is a ruse for the upper execs to line their pockets. This is not a non-profit. People are actually making money off people who want to help other people. Think about that. Wages They act like they are doing all this work on behalf of these causes, but while the executives are getting paid out pretty fat, the rest of the company are suffering with $15/hour wages. Experienced individuals with college degrees are often making less than $20/hour. Do not work here if you like buying stuff, like food and toilet paper. Executives Which brings me to my next point. Many of those upper level executives are mean people. They order people around, they have "teacher's pets" who grovel at their feet, and I can think of many instances when an executive (who is still there mind you) was sexually inappropriate, sexist, and just all-around an evil person. He has been reported to HR multiple times. He's beyond reproach. This company routinely promotes people who are wildly incompetent. People are promoted on favor and not skill. HR Nice. But doesn't act when critical instances are reported. Not sure if this is incompetence or the fear the upper levels ground into said person's soul. Don’t go to HR for a serious problem. Career advancement You will not be listened to. I worked there for years and I helped the company be as successful as it is (depending on what you call success). I had many ideas and expressed them to anyone who would listen, including the CEO. They'll go "oh yeah, that's great, good stuff, let's do that." They're just shutting you up. They don't care to make the company better, because it's already doing what it was meant to do: line the pockets of a select few upper mgmt. Sum it up If you are coming here to make a difference, make money, or move up in your career, look elsewhere. If you need something to pass the time and want to work in a nice building, get benefits, but don’t really care about career advancement or your contributions, it’s a great choice. Good for someone out of college.

2.0
20 Nov 2015

Good if you don't voice your opinion

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible schedule, somewhat nice location

Cons

Management is WACK. Seriously. If you voice your opinion, or express concern about something, you're either ignored or seen as a threat and treated as such. Decisions are often made without any consideration of team morale. Even HR can't be trusted, as they seem to listen to whatever management is telling them. Inappropriate office conversations OFTEN happen with upper management. Sexism is pretty common here, and it seems that "friends" are often promoted than people that work hard. If you work hard and stay quiet, you won't see success. If you work hard and voice opposition or concerns, you definitely won't succeed. If you work hard and roll over meekly, you'll most likely succeed. That being said, success doesn't = $$. The salary here is disgusting. Most don't make cost of living in Seattle, most don't even make $15/hr.

1.0
3 Aug 2018

Worst Management Ever

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice Equipment, relax work environment, maybe benefits...that's all

Cons

Worst management, no future planning. There are about 68 managers and most of them don't do anything. Higher ups won't accept their faults and take the pressure on underlying employees. The CEO covers up other managers faults. CEO spending money on useless things.

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