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Great mission and potential - epic fail in execution - Manager Sundance Institute Employee Review

2.0
28 Nov 2014
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Pros

The organization's mission and desire to promote independent artists and film makers, who might otherwise find it tough to find an audience, is genuine and very commendable. They have talented individuals who have such a strong desire and passion to carry out this mission, often for pay far below industry standards.

Cons

I have never, in my life, worked for a company that had a human resource department that treated employees like pledges in a sorority house. Not all of the members of this department behaved this way, but it only takes one bad apple (in this case two) to destroy the bunch. I witnessed behavior that I would expect from high schoolers...poorly raised high schoolers. Have you ever seen the movie "Mean Girls"?

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Pros

Remote, lots of films to see, great PTO and benefits

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

passionate, competent staff at the midlevel of the organization

Cons

This organization's financial struggles are easy to see on paper. What's harder to see is how dismissive leadership has become of their staff. While it's expected that some staff will leave for greener pastures, so many people that are leaving aren't leaving because of those financial issues but because leadership continues to gaslight staff, refusing to address issues around equity, resources, and transparency. A work experience that formerly centered around meaningful work, strong staff bonds, unique experiences, and opportunities to learn has been reduced to fighting for resources, leadership infighting, and and a general disinterest in staff as a whole. The org is bleeding staff - leaving those that remain under the guidance of newly hired, expensive, new to the organization leaders that have little knowledge of basic operations.

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