Does GLSEN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GLSEN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GLSEN. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GLSEN?

13% of GLSEN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GLSEN 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 1.9 for culture and values and 1.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GLSEN?

Manager (6) , Associate (3) , Intern (2) , Volunteer (2)

What are the pros of working at GLSEN according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is competitive" ((in 4 reviews)); "Benefits and time off were better than at any job I've had before." ((in 4 reviews)); "Decent benefits" ((in 4 reviews)); "Junior staff (essentially majority of the organization) was nice to work with." ((in 3 reviews)); "I met some of the most incredible, passionate, brilliant people working at GLSEN, many of whom will be in my life forever, and some who are now family." ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GLSEN according to real employee reviews?

"based leadership won’t end with a new leader." ((in 7 reviews)); "Management only wants the Exec." ((in 3 reviews)); "Institutional racism runs deep in the organization." ((in 3 reviews)); "And it's not just this one supervisor but rather this supervisor is emblematic of the culture at GLSEN." ((in 3 reviews)); "Toxic work environment" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about GLSEN layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GLSEN layoffs and their outlook for job security at GLSEN in 2026.

GLSEN reviews

1.8

13% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Melanie Willingham-Jaggers

19% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.3

Diversity & inclusion

1.9

Culture & values

1.7

Career opportunities

1.6

Senior management

GLSEN has an employee rating of 1.8 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The GLSEN employee rating is 52% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by sexual orientation

Sexual orientation

Reviews by job title

41 reviews

1.0

Mar 23, 2026

Great Representation of the Ugliness of Non-profits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The staff used be a a collection of great people, until senior management decided to target anyone who wouldn't be a yes-man

Cons

You either kiss the ring or you get let go. They are too comfortable asking staff to embrace unethical practices in our work, simply to serve their own needs and boost their ego.

1.0

Feb 2, 2026

"where there is no vision, the people perish"

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work life balance and decent pay

Cons

this job was great until the org needed to navigate a fiscal cliff. a year after those layoffs, I'm still left wondering why the staff was handled the way they were. money issues are real, to be sure, but everything could have been handled far more humanely. the only thing that seems to make sense of the actions that followed was that senior leadership was devoid of any strategy for how to move forward and decided to spend their efforts preserving their own reputations. prior to the layoffs, it was a decent place to work if you could keep your head down and avoid getting caught up in the usually office politics of ego. can't really speak to what it might be like post-layoffs.

GLSEN Response

3mo

We’re very sorry to hear that your experience working at GLSEN wasn’t reflective of the work environment we strive to achieve. Layoffs due to financial constraints are never easy. As a nonprofit, we are subject to what the donor/funding landscape holds and as you know, we are living in a volatile and unfriendly political landscape that unfortunately created a situation that was untenable.

1.0

Mar 19, 2025

We are not important

Volunteer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission and vision are clear- to support LGBTQ+ youth and educators

Cons

The CEO does not appreciate the work chapter members do; dismissive

GLSEN Response

1y

First, to clarify, volunteers at chapters are not employees of GLSEN. Like all nonprofits that have volunteers, there are guidelines and expectations on what we expect from volunteers but since volunteers are not paid staff of GLSEN, they don't actually "work" at GLSEN, full or part-time. What GLSEN does value is the time, energy and dedication that each volunteer contributes to our work and we always acknowledge and appreciate that dedication and hard work and GLSEN would not be able to accomplish what it does without the participation and support of all of our chapters and its volunteers.

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