Vantaggi
-Great place for entry level professionals to cut their teeth and get some great admin experience. -Amazing in-house training unit -Great opportunities for employees to travel for new business development -beautiful work space in the CC office -free coffee/tea -some really lovely people who care about the work -Incredible CEO, sweet, approachable, but disconnected from much of the work/staff. Understandbly so with a company this big.
Svantaggi
--ZERO work/life balance, if you aren't staying late each night, it is viewed as you not doing well at your job -workplace politics stifle actual growth -most employees only do administrative work the first 3-5 years they are with the company -no opportunities to do any technical work/travel -disconnect from the work on the ground and staff int he field. Be prepared to only communicate via email/skype and never actually meet the team members you work with in the field -strict adherence to belief that promotions should happen at milestones of employment at the company, not on actual experience. Ex - promotions only happen after an anniversary, so promotion to Manager after 2 + years at the company, not if you have the requisite 2 years for the position already -very clique heavy working environment -NO proper management of the PSM project - country programs team in the CC office is heavily disorganized and needs an overhaul -the true passion is pleasing the client, USAID, and not about improving the lives of beneficiaries in developing countries