Toxic environment, steer clear - Anonymous employee Zearn Employee Review

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.