Pros
As so many others say, the mission is fantastic. It's a great story, and super-successful for fundraising, just a really easy sell. Most of the people working there are great, really professional and take their work seriously. Campus staff care deeply about the families they support. Generally flexible and remote working environment for non-campus staff (and some campus staff). Very well planned and organized meetings. There are a lot of meetings in the leadership team, but they rarely feel useless, there is always a point and they are presented well.
Cons
The most controlling environment I've ever worked in. Even at the leadership level, no one can make a move without explicit permission of the CEO, and she is wildly unreasonable and often unprofessional. CEO is someone who presents herself very well initially, she's very charming, will make you feel like she's in your corner, but she isn't. As soon as the very smallest thing goes wrong, she throws you under the bus. CEO seems to expect everyone to read her mind, and is offended and if you present her something she doesn't like, even if you are explicitly asking for her feedback. She has no understanding of creative or technical work, demands things that are physically impossible, and just keeps pushing until people have breakdowns. Pretty much every member of the leadership team had at least one breakdown while I was there. There is a cult-like love/fear of the CEO, they speak about her like she's some sort of genius, but everyone is terrified of her. I made the mistake of making a (very tame) joke in a meeting once, and I was told that was unacceptable because it wasn't showing proper respect to the CEO. She doesn't want anyone else to have an ounce of personality, just serve her unquestioningly. Pay is low - not crazy low by nonprofit standards, but not market either. Except, of course, for the CEO pay, which is market rate for an org this size.
