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      Rodale Institute Reviews

      3.4

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (19 total reviews)
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      Jeff Tkach

      54% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture and values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.2

      Senior management

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      Rodale Institute has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rodale Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      19 reviews
      5.0
      10 Feb 2026

      Great place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, don't pay medical premium for my family, paid parental leave, leadership truly cares about me

      Cons

      lots of change happening, but good change. not always communicated well

      3.0
      31 Jan 2026

      Upper management gets in the way of the work

      Research technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The farm and research technicians are a great team. They work well together, communicate well, work hard, and always try to find ways to improve. It's a well-known organization, so looks great on resumes. If you can stick around longer than others, it's great for networking - you'll meet a lot of great people who come, work hard, get discouraged, and leave, over and over. Because there's a lot of turnover and sometimes understaffing, you'll learn to do a lot of things that you wouldn't at other organizations with more siloed positions. Because it's a nonprofit and can't necessarily pay competitive wages, you're more likely to get a job with less experience than you would in more established farms or labs. Good benefits.

      Cons

      Constant staff turnover means constant loss of information. Limited or no upward mobility or even acknowledgement (aside from "yay us" emails) for technician-level employees in farm operations, facilities, and research, while employees in development and other front-facing departments get lots of title changes, promotions, etc. Because of issues with management, the research quality is bad. People who stay for more than a couple years are worse managers, and research is managed poorly, includes errors, and is generally biased toward organic management being better because that better matches the overall institute message. Technician-level employees work hard and get along well but also are not happy. Stress levels constantly high. Lots of hoping things will get better, trying to communicate to improve things, and then frustration. People join and want to stay for years or for decades, and end up leaving the institute and even the entire field after a few years because things are so bad.

      5.0
      26 Dec 2025

      Love the people

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great group of people to work with

      Cons

      Career and compensation growth opportunities are limited

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