International Rescue Committee Reviews

Pros

Great place to work if you really care about helping people to get started and grow as new arrivals to the U.S. At many points, it felt like family and lifelong friendships emerged. Great benefits if taken advantage (e.g. health insurance, family leave, access to counseling and wellness programs, pension).

Cons

High turnover. Overworked with little pay or appreciation. The site I was employed could have done a better job at handling the changes during the bleak downturn in arrivals as well as treating long-term employees more respectfully upon leave. Was not asked to do an employee exit interview, which is a shame and a missed opportunity for valuable feedback on improvement. Leaving the organization felt like the talent and efforts of many years placed into the community as an employee weren't appreciated and grossly undervalued. Hope that has/has been improved with the changing and recent tides.

Pros

-Mission driven organization -Good time off / leave and benefits policies -Smart, dedicated coworkers -Improved communications over time -Improved technology over time (for example, working towards global ERP system)

Cons

-Opportunities for learning and advancement vary and depend heavily on your line manager -Internal budgeting between teams / units can vary widely -Operations and equipment processes are decentralized and inefficient -Organizational changes are cumbersome, decision making can be slow -Heavily bureaucratic and too much reliance on manual or paper-based systems

Pros

Mission driven , intelligent staff , open conversation

Cons

No access to senior management

Pros

Very good working environment and a company that is clearly trying to make the world a better place

Cons

Funding and staffing challenges due to lower salaries and a lack of organized investment into technology and technology professionals. Very fragmented approach to delivering technical solutions and a general lack of governance on how to do technology project. Often decisions are made in silos as a result of this lack of understanding that technology is part of every project.