Good teammates, awful leadership - Anonymous employee The AI Education Project Employee Review

Had real autonomy to design recruiting processes and systems from the ground up rather than just plugging into existing infrastructure. If you like to build, this is the place     •    The mission feels genuinely important and timely. AI is reshaping everything and this org is making sure students and educators don't get left behind. That's easy to get behind     •    Recruiting for AI in education right now is kind of a cheat code. Candidates are already excited before you even get on the call     •    Trusted to make decisions independently without layers of approval. That kind of freedom is rare, especially as a contractor     •    When I needed support or context, people were responsive and communicative. Never felt like I was left on an island     •    The team genuinely cared about getting the details right in hiring, not just moving fast for the sake of it. That matters a lot when you're building out a team     •    Helped hire the org's first dedicated full time recruiter, so the work I did had a lasting impact beyond my contract

Smaller org means you're sometimes pulling double duty on things outside your core scope, but that's also how you end up with way more influence than you'd get at a bigger company     •    Things move fast and priorities can shift quickly, though leadership is transparent about it and you always understand the why

- Joined at a really exciting inflection point. The org was becoming a genuine national voice on AI in education and you could feel the momentum every week - Incredibly mission-driven team. People actually cared about the work, not just the optics - Got to see the organization mature in real time with stronger systems, clearer processes, and a more professional presence, without losing what made it special - Watched leadership grow and learn alongside the organization. They were open about what they didn't know yet and got sharper over time, which set the tone for the whole team - The impact is real. This went from a small team with a big idea to an org reaching hundreds of thousands of students across all 50 states, partnering with major foundations, and shaping how schools think about AI readiness

- Growing pains are real when you scale fast, and things like role clarity and internal processes sometimes lagged behind the external momentum. That said, the team always recognized it and worked to close the gap - The "figuring it out as we go" energy could occasionally feel chaotic, but honestly that's also what made it exciting and gave everyone a real sense of ownership over the work