World Animal Protection Reviews

Crippling working environment, poor leadership, no development opportunities, climate of insecurity and fear, dreadful culture and misuse of funds. Working at this organisation will strip you of your confidence and make you doubt your abilities. It's run by people who don't know or care about animal welfare and treat their staff like dirt. If you care about the cause and want to see real change for animals, work elsewhere and avoid this place like the plague. To get ahead at Wspa you have to be one or all of the following: ruthless, game playing, fake, or in the pockets of those at the top. Hard work is rarely rewarded or recognised and those at the bottom who do all the work and have all the knowledge about the issues are disregarded and are gradually being depleted as part of the continuous restructures. Ironically the most incompetent people are promoted first, often with no training or support, to the detriment of everyone else. The illusive leadership team (all white, middle aged men) seem clueless and ineffective in sorting out the real issues that the organisation faces. if you would like to feel miserable about your job, lose your passion for the cause and feel entirely ineffective and undermined, take a job here. Despite claiming to "move the world" and being an "authority on the issue" I could probably count on one hand how many animals have felt the benefit of wspas work in the last couple of years. Instead, money is spent on pointless rebrands, flying senior leadership around the world and hiring extortionate consultants, with no obvious or tangible benefit. The organisation struggles to have a clear cut opinion on any issue and is confused about what its purpose is, what it wants to achieve and how to go about this. Wspa's only saving grace is the truly wonderful people, mostly at junior management level and below. However their skills and enthusiasm is wasted at an organisation that has lost its heart and it's way. Most people are desperate to leave or at their wits end. A sad state of affairs for an organisation that has the potential and the funds to really help end animal suffering. It's only after leaving that you realise how miserable working here has made you and what a toll it takes on your health.

This organisation is constantly trying to prove to itself that it can do the job it purports to do, but fails in almost every way. Working here was a daily professional and personal slap in the face. As for work environment, you will observe adults behave like spoilt children after following the example set by senior management. Hard workers, late stayers and those with the most relevant sector experience will be bullied, exploited and demoralised, as they watch those in bed with the CEO promoted. I’ve never worked anywhere else with such a high turnover rate, or so many taking stress leave to recover from doing their office-based jobs. Do yourself a favour and work for a charity that cares about its employees, recognises effort, and applauds genuine passion for the cause. Steer clear of this soul destroying black hole in the animal welfare movement, where supporter donations go to die.