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The Climate Reality Project Reviews

3.1

32% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)
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Phyllis A. Cuttino

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40% positive business outlook

The Climate Reality Project has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Climate Reality Project employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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34 reviews
1.0
4 May 2014
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Pros

Relatively generous benefits, aside from no compensated overtime or comp time (or appreciation). Some great people working there while they search for a way out.

Cons

After some very bad senior staff hiring decisions, the organization was being run by a couple incompetent and abrasive directors, who drove many great employees away, sucking valuable expertise and institutional knowledge down the drain. Senior management did nothing to correct this, despite the increasing turnover and numerous complaints about these directors. Instead of focusing on these serious problems, they would nitpick on what time overworked staff clocked in in the morning, which only served to highlight how out of touch they were with the state of the organization or how to manage people effectively. Important decisions were made in a black box, without getting feedback or buy-in from the staff, so frequently very bad choices were made, which was incredibly frustrating for the junior staff who knew better. Salaries for senior staff were outrageous, especially given how horrible and undeserving some of them were. It seemed the whole organization was set up to reward incompetence and drive away the people who had the institutional knowledge, the expertise, and who actually did all the work. On top of that, the organization has a serious lack of clear purpose or strategic vision.

1.0
2 Mar 2014

A solution in search of a problem

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The opportunity to work for former VP Al Gore on one of the most important issues of our time. Excellent pay (especially if you are coming from the advertising world and have no experience in the nonprofit sector).

Cons

TCRP has incredibly high turnover--6 of 7 senior staff members have left within the last 16 months, and at least 50% of staff have left within last 12 months. An incredibly high budget with almost zero impact. Some of the organization's signature programs were multi-million dollar fiascos that carried no benefit in terms of policy change or public opinion. A complete lack of strategic vision, financial transparency, or accountability. One of the most disorganized companies I have ever worked for.

2.0
29 Jun 2021

Toxic workplace that underpays staff

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Looks good on a resume

Cons

They overwork and underpay staff, when pay equity issues were brought to the executive team, we were gaslit, told to be grateful for minor pay increases, and then found out that those at the very top got an yearly bonus that was higher than many staff’s annual salaries. I’ve spent a number of years here being treated terribly and being overworked. These issues have been brought to leadership but they refuse to acknowledge that they are the problem. The org has a culture of disrespect where bullying goes unaddressed and staff does not get the resources they need to thrive. Unless they majorly change and hire a new executive team and CEO, I wouldn’t recommend that anyone I care about work at Climate Reality.

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