Peace Corps Reviews

Pros

Make your our schedule/ and work

Cons

Can be isolating and emotionally tough at times

Pros

Making relationships You learn a new culture New language

Cons

Headquarters in DC is extremely bureaucratic Unfair medical separations Each post is run very differently -- do your research on the country's program beforehand.

Pros

Excellent to work with, there is always growth

Cons

No cons so far till date

Advice to Management

Pleasant environment to work

Pros

The best place to submerge yourself into a culture.

Cons

Some issues with staff during my service

Pros

- Good way to get international experience - Friends and connections that can last a lifetime - Opportunities to find meaningful experience that can help with career growth no matter what field - Stipend was manageable for standard of living

Cons

- Site and work placements can be challenging for a variety of reasons - Staff members can sometimes be out of touch with the realities at Volunteers' sites

Advice to Management

Ensure that staff are properly trained and providing adequate support when it comes to work and home placements

Pros

Great experience, definitely worth some of the hardships. This isn't for everyone though.

Cons

Country Director acted like a caged animal if anyone dared criticize her, even constructively.

Advice to Management

Review your job descriptions and then do what it says. How many volunteers had to go through OIG for you to do your job?

Pros

Great intensive professional training, experiences working with little supervision, ability to make your own schedule and work-load, and cultural immersion. The experience is really what you make of it. If you decide beforehand which country you prefer, you may have a more positive experience then allowing them to "place you wherever"

Cons

very little support given by staff for day-to-day issues, training provided is not always applicable for all volunteers and further assistance is rarely available, favoritism and sexism can be high, there is high inequality amongst volunteers and the placements they receive that staff does not recognize or account for (one volunteer may live in a city with a high standard of living while another volunteer may be... isolated in a village without basic amenities)

Advice to Management

General training does not apply to all volunteers - there must be training that takes into account the type of permanent site a volunteer will have and the type of work they will be asked to do. Support by staff during professional conflicts with locals should be more comprehensive and less discouraged

Pros

Great language training for PCVs Very supportive staff Technical training during the first few months was useful

Cons

The Country Director of our country had a hard time listening to volunteer feedback. Also it doesn't pay well, as is expected when applying to be a PCV.