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    Wildlife Conservation Society Reviews

    Updated July 9, 2018
    92 reviews

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    Cristián Samper
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    Pros

    • "The Bronx Zoo is a fun environment where you get to interesting meet people from all over the world" (in 11 reviews)

    • "The pros of the organization is the work that they do, work environment ( cant beat the zoo) and my colleagues" (in 6 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Its non for profit so the pay is not that great, and the work life balance is non existent during some times of the years" (in 4 reviews)

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    1. "Great mission, difficult politics"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Wildlife Conservation Society full-time

      Pros

      Amazing feel-good work supporting the conservation of wildlife and wild places.
      Nice, smart people who have mostly been there forever.

      Cons

      Internal politics can be harrowing. In such a small place where everyone knows each other for so long, policies and strategies are rigid and folks can often be rude and unprofessional to each other because it's such a familiar group.

    2. "Children Zoo Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Wildlife Conservation Society part-time

      Pros

      I get to work with, help, and care for animals

      Cons

      I have to repeatedly enforce safety rules to the public to ensure the protection of our animals

      3. Join the Wildlife Conservation Society team
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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Dysfunctional Organization"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Wildlife Conservation Society full-time

      Pros

      Animals are fun to see, some great people.

      Cons

      Pay and benefits below average with a revolving door of staff because of it. Boys Club.

      Advice to Management

      Pay attention to your employees.

    4. "Okay at times"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Bronx, NY
      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Bronx, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Wildlife Conservation Society part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Lots of hours in the summer and it’s a fun challenging experience. Lots to do and it never gets boring.

      Cons

      There is a lot of favoritism, racially towards employees that are Spanish. You have to work twice as hard to get the same recognition. Upward mobility is a joke.

      Advice to Management

      Focus more on the people that work harder and reward their efforts. People don’t like being used and cast aside for someone that just looks like they work.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Inept and oblivious management, low-employee morale"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Wildlife Conservation Society full-time

      Pros

      Nice outdoor gathering spaces around office, strong mission, occasional speakers

      Cons

      Chaotic, low-employee morale, few women/minorities in senior positions, low compensation relative to similar organizations, few opportunities for professional enrichment/advancement, good work is not recognized/rewarded.

      Director-level staff are nearly all white and male, while administrative staff are overwhelmingly female/minorities. Pay discrepancies between these levels are significant.

      The only director who knew how to manage, motivate, and encourage her team recently left. No other directors have any people management training, and it shows.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Guest Programing"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at Wildlife Conservation Society part-time

      Pros

      Great people to work with, for a good cause

      Cons

      Pay not that great

    7. "Great learning environment with motivated staff."

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      Former Employee - Teaching Fellow in Bronx, NY
      Former Employee - Teaching Fellow in Bronx, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Wildlife Conservation Society part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Learn alongside program curators and senior teachers.

      Cons

      Uneven student to teacher ratio.

    8. "Intern for Fundraising Operations Dept"

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      Former Employee - Intern in Bronx, NY
      Former Employee - Intern in Bronx, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Wildlife Conservation Society (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great benefits and good opportunity for growth

      Cons

      Low base salary and free wednesdays are chaotic

      Advice to Management

      Interact more with lower level employees

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Great work, rigid bureaucracy"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Wildlife Conservation Society full-time

      Pros

      Great teams; strong, mission driven work with opportunity to meet and collaborate with interesting and intelligent people

      Cons

      Difficult to find opportunities for career advancement. Disorganized and overly bureaucratic

      Advice to Management

      Streamline systems, invest more resources in employee satisfaction (flexible work from home schedules, events, etc.)

    10. "great place"

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      Former Employee - Quest Leader in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Quest Leader in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Wildlife Conservation Society part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      It was a great learning experience

      Cons

      no complaints at all. was great

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