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3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)
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Jeffrey Jordan

84% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Population Reference Bureau has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Population Reference Bureau employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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36 reviews
2.0
13 Mar 2017

Probably not worth the trouble

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Pros

Good retirement plan, interesting work, well-respected organization, travel opportunities

Cons

Treatment of lower level staff is a big problem here. Supervisors are allowed to comment negatively on their staff's personal lives, sexuality, clothing/hair/makeup, economic status, and work position and mistreat staff based on their personal biases. Supervisors are often disrespectful to lower level staff, even in the presence of senior leadership and are not reprimanded. Staff have felt abused at times, cried at work, and sought new work opportunities because management issues were never addressed. Supervisors have also compelled staff to work when they were sick and run personal errands for them. Morale is low and turnover is high. Staff are disgruntled and people are generally rude. It is not a huge organization but there is a lot of bureaucracy. The culture here needs major improvement.

3.0
15 Feb 2017

The good and the bad

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Pros

- Some wonderful individuals at the organization, friendly, small family vibe. - Interesting work. Always something to do. - Depending on who your supervisor was, you could have a flexible schedule with work at home arrangements.

Cons

- Before 2016, PRB had one of the best vacation benefits I had ever seen. It was a huge factor in why I chose working there. But this is no longer the case. - Bad apples in management. One can never underestimate how damaging one person can be to a department's morale. - Old-fashioned in many respects. Closed office structure, slow to adopt new technologies. - A big deal was made in adopting a "gender-friendly" workplace structure. I did not witness any concrete changes after this was said.

1.0
12 Dec 2016

Horribly run, Blatant misogynistic attitudes

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Pros

Working with USAID can be rewarding.

Cons

Management exhibits poor morale and treats lower staff in a very dehumanizing way. Employees spread rumors and toxic gossip about other workers. HR is ineffective when it comes to efficiently dealing with a work culture that contributes to misogyny, racism, and overall negativity. You will not feel appreciated here, nor will you be treated with respect.

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