Does Waste and Resources Action Programme pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Waste and Resources Action Programme employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Waste and Resources Action Programme. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waste and Resources Action Programme?

33% of Waste and Resources Action Programme employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waste and Resources Action Programme 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waste and Resources Action Programme?

Manager (3) , Project Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Waste and Resources Action Programme according to real employee reviews?

"life Balance, Great Colleagues, International, Well" ((in 9 reviews)); "Friendly people and caring management." ((in 5 reviews)); "The work is of environmental benefit." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Waste and Resources Action Programme according to real employee reviews?

"Management are awful, wipe things under the carpet when issues are highlighted to them" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Waste and Resources Action Programme redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Waste and Resources Action Programme redundancy and their outlook for job security at Waste and Resources Action Programme in 2026.

Waste and Resources Action Programme Reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Harriet Lamb

60% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (33 reviews)

Waste and Resources Action Programme has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Waste and Resources Action Programme employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

33 reviews

2.0

28 Apr 2026

Not the WRAP it once was

Various roles

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

colleague support for one another

Cons

The WRAP of old is no more. Once an organisation with a solid foundation of staff, it is now so top heavy it's surprising it hasn't already toppled over. After 2 "restructures" - rounds of redundancy - in 2 years, where those who do the work have been culled, there's not much of WRAP left. The heads of and SLT are so detached from the rest of the staff that very few of them seem to comprehend what it is to do the actual work. Will WRAP even exist this time next year?... (NB - Harriet Lamb is no longer the CEO)

2.0

25 Mar 2026

Poor Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Kind and friendly colleagues Good mission

Cons

Low pay Top heavy Constant structural changes

2.0

16 Mar 2026

Join If You Must - Just Know What You're Getting Into

Project management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible working arrangements are genuinely good, many line managers are supportive, and the pension offering is solid.

Cons

Layoffs - though politely branded as “restructures”—have become something of an annual tradition. At the same time, there seems to be a hiring freeze for the people actually doing the work, while the leadership layer somehow continues to expand above director level. The executive team appears consistently out of its depth when it comes to navigating the current economic climate, and the pattern repeats: questionable decisions followed by the consequences landing squarely on staff. Career progression is limited, and the pay is on the low side even by NGO standards, especially when you factor in the workload, which tends to be… generous. If you’re weighing up other options and are only considering WRAP as one of them, it’s probably safe to assume you’ll find a better deal elsewhere.

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