Zearn Reviews

Executive level would rather write their own Glassdoor reviews than take action on critiques and well known issues raised by current and former employees HR is a joke. Exit interviews are rarely given. Further demonstration of how uninterested executive level is in improving or even understanding the perspective of their employees. Opportunities for growth and development are rare. Expect to manage up. Management level staff are unskilled at managing people and given no support or resources by EL to improve Employees are frequently under titled to justify lower pay Individuals in leadership and management have no clue how to articulate their vision. Instructions are vague and the criticism for not delivering the exact desired product is harsh. Many former employees experienced a loss in self confidence after working at Zearn. Executive level team members routinely gaslight employees into believing their work performance is insufficient and are aware that they are doing so (they aren’t great at closing Slack before sharing their screens…) Complicit in the toxic “We’re a family/ we all pitch in /we wear many hats /we are nimble/ we thrive in ambiguity” culture that is widespread in nonprofit work. Don’t expect to be paid for all the hats you’re wearing. Executive level looks for culture fit, not culture add. If you adapt to this toxic environment, you will thrive. If you question it, you will be pushed out.

-No professional development / reviews -No upward mobility (if a senior level position opens, they hire externally) -Raises are few and far between (most employees are denied them with a vague promise to revisit in the future) -ZERO transparency (all company wide decisions are made in secret by top management and then announced – with no explanation – no matter how employees are affected) -Employees are undervalued and micromanaged due to management's general distrust in each employee's skill level -Management constantly changes employees jobs and teams around without consultation or opinion -Workplace in general lacks diversity (pro: many female employees; however, predominantly white) -Extremely classist environment (if you did not go to an Ivy League school then you will undeniably be in a tougher spot than those who did) -Top management chooses favorites and those favorites are quite obvious company wide -Employees can propose ideas/product changes/culture changes, but no one cares or implements -Major retention issues: someone exits almost every month and it is not a large company -Employees are met with intimidation and empty threats if they try to exit company -General disinterest in employees' feelings and happiness at company Overall, company was founded by consultants who try desperately to create a tech environment but fall flat.