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Wisconsin Womens Business Initiative Reviews

2.2

28% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

Wendy Baumann

29% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Wisconsin Womens Business Initiative has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Wisconsin Womens Business Initiative employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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44 reviews
1.0
28 Apr 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I liked my coworkers but they all quit. "You will wear many hats," so buckle up. Temporarily remote but that will change soon.

Cons

How do I start? Will you be fairly compensated? No. Will your time be respected? No. Will you sit through 3 hour long staff meetings with absolutely no point to them? Yes. Will they tell you they want to change and leadership is here for you? Yes, but that is not reality. Is the mission worth it? No. Can you find another non-profit in economic development that will pay you fairly and treat you well? Yes, so please apply there instead.

1.0
26 July 2021

do NOT recommend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Mission -Working with small business owners to provide assistance, support, and access to capital for business dreams.

Cons

-no interest in supporting professional development or growth for career path – you will not be provided with opportunities to contribute in a meaningful way to improve or expand the function of your role, and you will be chastised for ‘stepping out of your lane’ when you try. -lack of salary increases (minimal opportunity to increase salary, so make sure you can live long-term on your original salary offer). -hyper-focused on deliverables. -PTO is pretty minimal -turnover is a huge issue and causes a constant burden on remaining staff, and also decreases the quality of service the clients deserve. -disconnected leadership team that is in denial about the stability of their infrastructure, their own ability to create a positive workplace experience, and their culpability and complicity in creating a toxic workplace. -not a lot of trust in this workplace right now for good reason: those in leadership roles need to step back and honestly assess their communication. If you aren't part of the "cool kids" clique, they will make up their own interpretation of what you did or did not say in a meeting, and then you will get reprimanded for something they made up. NO accountability for them, either. -leadership considers employees to be disposable.

1.0
5 July 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The organization's mission is a valuable and much needed one. Some great employees but the good ones don't stay long.

Cons

Low pay, long hours, poor leadership, and micro-management of employees are just a few of the cons. Independent thinking is not valued, in fact it is discouraged. No long term job growth opportunities as the senior management has been in roles for a long time (CEO for 27 years, yikes!) and shows no signs of loosening their grip on power.

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