We Need Accountability and Oversight - Planning Associate DowntownDC Employee Review

2.0
21 Sept 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great mission, consequential projects, and tech support never let me down!

Cons

The BID has a strong mission and full backing from the City, but there’s a lack of oversight and accountability when it comes to staff performance. Some colleagues regularly mismanage projects or let things slip, and there’s rarely any internal consequence for it. Externally, we’ve earned a reputation for having a lot of ideas without the follow-through to make them happen. Specific individuals seem more interested in pitching new ideas than actually executing them—they lack both the competence and commitment to see things through. They have their own reputation at the operational agencies for flaking and it falls back on the rest of us. It feels like being in a school group project where someone coasts along but still shows up for the final presentation.

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5.0
8 Nov 2023
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Pros

- Team is super helpful and understanding on workload as I had this internship during my senior year of college - Team is approachable and helps with any questions

Cons

- Long hours for in-person events during the holiday season

1.0
12 Jun 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good mission, variety of work and events, people want to do good, but without solid direction it is hard.

Cons

This place is on fire. People are leaving en mass from every division. 1/3rd OF THE WORKERS ARE GONE (all levels top to bottom) in the last 6 months-year and they aren't replacing them, resulting in more work for the survivors. There is a lot of "talk" and no action as far as fixing the culture. This is not a place for longevity unless you are part of the "in clique," Even the "blessed" are not safe from burnout, toxicity and drama. Purportedly, it used to be a good place to work. The promise and mission of this place is great, but the current reality is awful. There are a few long timers holding their breath silently hoping a massive change will occur-but most everyone that *can* has already left, most are looking. When people leave for lower paying jobs, or without a real plan just to get away- that's all you need to know. You have been warned, don't do it to yourself. The stress and culture will have you looking for a new job within months.

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