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2.1

0% would recommend to a friend

(8 total reviews)
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Andreas Mitisek

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1.0
Mar 16, 2018

Don't do it unless you have an exit plan.

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Pros

Lots of learning experiences, if you can tolerate the toxicity. Could be a nice challenge temporarily for an extremely hungry and experienced nonprofit professional with a lot to prove. If you have thick skin and the utmost respect for authority/crave dramatic conflict, you may be able to put your seatbelt on and ride the rollercoaster.

Cons

Very dysfunctional. Management is often in conflict. Micromanagement, contradictory leadership, and constantly shifting goal posts make success difficult. Blatant manipulation, rampant verbal abuse, and mind games or sheer incompetency [difficult to tell which] is commonplace. Near-autocratic project management suited only for those who can keep their head down and take orders, not ideal for creativity or healthy teamwork. Negative environment was a detriment to physical and psychological health of many employees who rotate through quickly.

1.0
Aug 24, 2017

Not worth it

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Pros

The off hours schedule isn't as crazy as other performance organizations giving you ample weeknight and weekend time to enjoy life.

Cons

Poor management, lack of respect for employees and their accomplishments. Management was more interested in "What could have been done", "what should have been done" vs. giving a little appreciation for what WAS done. The main guy (I won't name him) is full of himself even though he can't produce a single decent show.

1.0
Mar 10, 2017

Turnover

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Pros

Since it is a small organization, you will get experience in a lot of job functions. A lot of people have faith and trust in the new Executive Director. The organization has a lot of flexibility in terms of work time.

Cons

The pay was really low, especially considering the high cost of living in the Long Beach/LA metropolitan area. Colleagues have described the culture as "toxic". I saw 3 of my colleagues in tears during my time there. I would expect this from a stressful high pressure job on Wall Street, not from a mid-sized arts non-profit. The organization has a very big turnover problem. 4 managing directors in 3 years. In the 1 year I was there, 7 people left. The organization only has about 8 full time employees. Every time someone announced they were leaving, they visibly became happier. For about 1/2 a year, all department heads, (Production head, Development head, Marketing head, and the Education head and the Managing Director) were either "Interim" or were "part-time."

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