Vantaggi
Great people to work with. People genuinely care about their colleagues. Good amount of flexibility in my role as far as periodically working remotely. I've had some travel opportunities, and I've enjoyed seeing my work contribute directly to an eternal purpose.
Svantaggi
Support raising can be tough, and there's not always a lot of encouragement for single staff to work towards affording their own place. It seems like being in one's 30s living in a house with four roommates is just kind of normalized. There's also not much opportunity to increase income outside of raising support. Not allowed to get part-time jobs or have much hobby income. I would also say that especially among staff who raise support, Cru is kind of bottom heavy. Sometimes there's just not enough work to go around at the lower levels and there is kind of a bottleneck to move up because people tend to stay put for a long time. This creates a sense of shame for me because I might not have enough to fill my time while still needing to make it seem to my donors that I have a lot going on. Support raising adds a financial element to relationships, and I've been struggling with that for some time.