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Whitney Museum Reviews
Updated Jan 13, 2023
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Found 99 of over 154 reviews
38% Recommend to a Friend
43% Approve of CEO
Found 99 of over 154 reviews
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Leonard A. Lauder
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Pros
- "They offered extended hours so it was a great opportunity to pick up hours, lots of events, and extra hours for the biennial." (in 3 reviews)
Cons
- "Clueless management and poor construction will ensure a long career with no chance of advancement." (in 7 reviews)
- "I can't name names on this site, but the head female manager of Visitor relations needs to locked away in a psych ward and kept away from people." (in 4 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Dynamic Position
Jan 13, 2023 - Manager of Administration in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Access to a wide range of museum activities with generous PTO.
Cons
Opportunities for growth are undetermined and difficult to navigate.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Assistant Performance Coordinator
Nov 17, 2022 - Assistant Performance Coordinator in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great staff, good health insurance
Cons
Pay, work/life balance, lack of upward mobility
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Very little room to grow
Nov 23, 2022 - Coordinator in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Colleagues, Art, Artists, Location, Audiences
Cons
Leadership, Lack of growth, bad benefits, high staff turn over, low morale
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Friendly work environment and meaningful work
Cons
Low pay and few opportunities for promotion
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
The Quitney
Nov 4, 2022 - Visitor and Gallery Assistant in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great colleagues, surrounded by artwork all the time, first dibs on new exhibits, fairly flexible work schedule (good for a student/freelancer)
Cons
Terrible upper management in all FOH departments, high turnover rate = constant revolving door of FOH staff, FOH creates value for the museum but is constantly micromanaged and underpaid, VERY FEW opportunities for career growth
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
High Energy organizations are filled with artistic passionate people.
Cons
I don't have a bad thing to say about Whitney.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Nice sense of community, thoughtful and intelligent peers
Cons
Lack of professional mobility and development
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
the work environment was amazing. I learned a lot about similar employment.
Cons
It was too slow paced for me.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
It’s a very open minded company that gives a lot of leeway to employees to be themselves.
Cons
The health benefits only get worse. It’s unorganized on the best of days. Employee retention is awful.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Consistent Art work immersion daily
Cons
Potential working of Long hours
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Whitney Museum has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 154 reviews left anonymously by employees. 38% of employees would recommend working at Whitney Museum to a friend and 20% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -12% over the last 12 months.
38% of Whitney Museum employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Whitney Museum 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Whitney Museum to be work life balance, workplace, coworkers and the cons to be diversity and inclusion, benefits, career development.
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