Vantaggi
OEF pays well and does work fairly unique to Colorado, so it attracts a truly talented pool of people who want to live in a beautiful place and work on important international issues. Consequently, the staff are a passionate, fun group of people that make going to work enjoyable.
Svantaggi
Completely flawed organization, beyond the typical nonprofit chaos. The founder is a business entrepreneur and part-time CEO who treats OEF like his hobby. The management lives in fear of him, and he takes control of their programs, despite his lack of training, experience, or understanding of international affairs. Lack of planning, clear mission, and disjointed programs that are discouraged from collaborating with one another leads to competition, uncertainty, and lack of trust. One manager is abusive to his staff, and the leadership refuses to do anything about it despite multiple and regular HR complaints. Everyone ends up working day to day to appease the founder, follow his whims, and keep their jobs, rather than creating social change or promoting peace. Such an unfortunate result of good intentions.