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American Civil Liberties Union reviews

3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)

Susan N. Herman

62% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

American Civil Liberties Union has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 257 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Civil Liberties Union employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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257 reviews
3.0
Dec 6, 2016

Rewarding work, tough environment

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Pros

They work on important issues. The place is staffed with high caliber people. The work can be very rewarding. I made a lot of good friends there and was proud of my work. Generous vacation time. Good health benefits.

Cons

It operates on a star system and rewards self promoters. There are a lot of big egos. Those who do good work quietly tend to be overshadowed by strivers. This created tension and frustration. Also, civil rights advocates don't always make for attentive and careful managers. Most had never received any management training and it often showed. They ask a lot of the staff and seem to believe that the privilege of working on civil rights/liberties issues compensated for low pay and long hours.

3.0
Jul 25, 2016

Admin

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Pros

Great coworkers, awesome work environment, great benefits

Cons

Management is a joke, Everyone is lazy, NO room for advancement or flexibility

1.0
Dec 11, 2020
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Pros

1. Incredible benefits package 2. A decent wage 3. Company-wide educational events

Cons

1. Lack of training and support, help, and resources 2. High stress work environment 3. Corporate culture with large turnover rates 4. Zero work/life balance 5. Refusal to acknowledge and handle harassment and discrimination within the workplace 6. Poorly defined performance evaluation metrics; open-ended 7. Willful blindness and lack of commitment from higher ups to deal with ongoing issues relating to worker exploitation 8. Unprofessional and unproductive attitudes from supervisors and management 9. HR department is full of nepotism, blatant discrimination, incompetency, and corruption

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