Vantaggi
The team I worked with was wonderful.
Svantaggi
Everyone is always overworked and I don't believe the pay matched the expectations placed on employees. Some of the emergency relief programs are an absolute mess. I could not, in good faith, continue working there, knowing that the people we were trying to support were not anywhere near close to getting the relief they needed. I've been on calls with colleagues crying because they are so stressed out with the workload-someone even told me they work 80 hours week more than a few months in a row. I was never surprised when people quit after a few months because some of the work is simply not manageable for one person. The employee turnover rate is very high and the organization is extremely siloed. I never knew what any other team was doing outside of my contract and felt extremely disconnected from other colleagues and especially leadership. If you are cut out for the emergency management space and feel excited by it, go for it. But make sure you are very passionate about it before applying.