Don't Work Here - Anonymous employee NewGlobe Employee Review

1.0
18 Dec 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The mission of the company is really meaningful, but if you're interested in working in education and in this field, there are a lot of much, much better companies to work at.

Cons

The higher management team are terrible people managers who use the company's mission in helping kids as an excuse to treat people like trash. All decisions are very top-down, and you can't grow your career. There's very little flexibility in almost every way. The HR team is completely backwards and will fight to make sure you have as little benefits and pay as is possible. There's not really any diversity on the team in Boston despite the fact that the kids NewGlobe works for are all kids of color. If you're reading this, don't work here. You can do a lot better. There are a lot of other companies in ed tech.

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5.0
14 Dec 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working for a globally distributed company has its challenges certainly but I appreciate that I'm intellectually challenged and learning everyday from my peers overseas as a result. I also really admire our leadership team. Everyone has strong subject matter expertise and varying perspectives from a variety of cultures. Additionally, it's refreshing to have a boss who has both high EQ and IQ; I'm developing a lot professionally by being in their orbit. The best thing about working at NewGlobe is our opportunity to impact millions of pupils across Africa and India. It's really cool to see how my work is translated into helping children upskill themselves and therefore get greater access to higher level education opportunities.

Cons

401k match would be really nice to have.

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4.0
28 Jan 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working with wonderful people from all over the world. Making a difference. The product works. Children achieve real learning gains in schools with NewGlobe curriculum and technology. Intellectually rigorous. Education in the developing world makes for daily challenges to be overcome. Very smart people working here who demand excellent work output. More than a job. NewGlobe is a mission with meaningful work.

Cons

Business model requires timely payments from government partners and delays in payments create many operational challenges. Pay is mostly competitive but benefits are weak. Distributed workforce makes a cohesive culture challenging to realize.

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