Toxic - Anonymous employee PETA Employee Review

1.0
Dec 16, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- doing important work for animals - nice coworkers who often align with your values - vegan perks

Cons

- significant lack of diversity - almost no work/life balance - president & many of the VPs lack professional communication skills & are sometimes blatantly disrespectful to mid & lower-level employees - highly stressful & oftentimes toxic work environment - difficult to voice your opinion or a criticism if it doesn’t fall in line with the org’s stance 100% - low pay & little room for growth - substantial turnover rate

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