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Updated Feb 28, 2023
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Found 88 of over 103 reviews
57% Recommend to a Friend
80% Approve of CEO
Found 88 of over 103 reviews
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- "There have been rolling layoffs for 14 months, many of which are strategically questionable." (in 3 reviews)
- "Corporate poilicy discourages work/life balance and also adheres to 1950s style work emvironment e.g." (in 3 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great Onboarding & Collaborative Culture
Nov 2, 2022 - DirectorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Supportive working environment -Clear goals and objectives
Cons
I do not have any cons
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Horrible leadership
Feb 23, 2023 - Information Technology in Princeton, NJRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
overall it's a great cause but I don't feel like what they is doing much for the cause
Cons
The leadership is horrible! they don't want ideas, just yes men that kiss up. They care more about themselves then the people they are supposed to be helping. When donation are wrong, there is no urgency to fix them correctly because they care about getting the money.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
The development of resources and tools for families are amazing
Cons
Toxic work environment outside of peers. The organization does not address the community outlook of the organization
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
collaboration and passion flexible and remote
Cons
team structure work life balance rushed projects
- Current Employee★★★★★
Committed People, But Not a Very Diverse Work Experience
Oct 8, 2022 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Remote work Committed staff OK salary
Cons
Not much diversity in some depts Frequent breakdown of communication and cooperation between some depts--for example, some folks don't explain their dept's processes and then seem salty that you don't know their dept's processes
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
The people are the best
Cons
Very siloed and thus the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Everyone cares deeply about the mission of the organization. Passionate about helping the community and feel strongly about the products and resources being offered. Strong sense of teamwork.
Cons
No major cons to speak of. COVID hit the organization pretty hard,
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
AS is an organization that cares about its employees!
Jul 25, 2022 - ManagerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Work life balance -Staff training & development -Employee culture -Remote opportunities
Cons
None... very happy in current role and great relationship with manager
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Fun, mission-driven, diverse work community
May 24, 2022 - DirectorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Throughout the pandemic, communications from leadership increased to bridge the remote work gap. Small group discussions scheduled; mission-driven work makes you feel like you are making a difference. Good compensation and benefits. Tuition assistance. Tenured employees have generous PTO.
Cons
Remote work makes collaboration and cross-fertilization of ideas a little harder.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good mission, okay place to work
Sep 8, 2022 - Field Development ManagerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-flexibility -good mission -nice colleagues
Cons
-zero upward mobility especially if you are in a chapter location -work/life balance can be tough -lack of employee retention
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Autism Speaks has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 103 reviews left anonymously by employees. 57% of employees would recommend working at Autism Speaks to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
57% of Autism Speaks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Autism Speaks 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Autism Speaks to be work life balance, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be career development, management, senior leadership.
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