International Rescue Committee Employee Reviews about "work environment"

Pros

Very supportive and friendly environment to work.

Cons

Organization politics is very paramount

Pros

The work environment in Thailand office is international and professional. Global policies are complied to the local systematically. Colleagues are also supportive and friendly.

Cons

Like the others NGOs, there is lack of job challenges. It is even more routine when you are in the supporting function.

Pros

Positive and friendly work environment Open communication Supportive team Great experience working with people

Cons

A bit understaffed Unpaid Sometimes resources to help clients are limited

Pros

Involvement with clients from all walks of life and culture makes the work environment both dynamic and challenging. Great place to develop interpersonal and communication skills.

Cons

Sometimes the training is not enough in dealing with different cultures and people that come from troubled past. But office environment is convenient in assisting interns with clients.

Pros

Great work environment and coworkers.

Cons

Knowing another language is important.

Pros

-valuable learning experience -comfortable and friendly work environment

Cons

-understaffed and kind of disorganized -funding is limited -unpaid

Pros

-Large NGO with strong global presence. -Dedicated staff with many exceptional staff members, particularly field staff ("local" staff). - Great resettlement programs. - Great for getting your start in emergencies and getting exposure to multiple different contexts and countries.

Cons

- The IRC is quickly becoming a hollowed out brand. - Miliband has established an increasingly corporate culture that is driving bloated HQ staffing, at the expense of programs. - As others have noted, there are shockingly few people of color in the global offices or in leadership positions and no attention to diversity and inclusion. - Boys club culture still reigns, particularly at the field level and in some departments. Organizational blindness to sexual harassment. - Deep inequalities between staff - VPs and CEO in the top 1% income bracket, assistants in the lower 50%. - Often toxic work environment and hyper-competitive culture.

Pros

Excellent work environment and rewarding

Cons

Can't help everyone who comes in

Pros

Amazing mission and many motivated colleagues. Generous benefits package and twice as many vacation days as you can actually take.

Cons

Don’t blind yourself to the realities of your work environment just because of the great programs going on in operations. In ‘21 irc paid the US government $6.9 MM to settle a fraud suit. It fielded several formal employee complaints about DEI and hired an outside law firm to mediate. And the org had to remove anonymous chat on all company huddle calls because of the toxic comments. If you thrive in a political, gaslighting and backstabbing culture, then irc marketing may be the place for you!

Pros

Great work environment and super cool

Cons

Basic salary at the least