City Year reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,292 total reviews)
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Michael Brown

46% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

City Year has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The City Year employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Mar 5, 2018

Nice culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Friendly people, good food and drinks

Cons

Long hours, boring job, too intense

3.0
Nov 13, 2017

Great concept, varied implementations

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The best part of this position was my team. Without my coworkers I feel like the long hours, stressful position and low pay would have driven me to quit the position early.

Cons

Mentally and emotionally draining work on low pay and long days.

4.0
Oct 6, 2017

City Year

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very rewarding, helping children succeed and reach their potential.

Cons

The pay and time out in. Less than $1000 a month for at least 50 hours a week.

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