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
3.0
Nov 9, 2011

Fulfilling

Recommend
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Pros

Leadership development and experience working on a team.

Cons

Hard work, long hours, and frustrating time-frames.

3.0
Oct 9, 2011

Must be a slave to the cause

Anonymous employee
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Pros

leadership development, positive reinforcement and work environment, noble cause and forward-thinking, visionary leaders enacting change in service to the cause.

Cons

Very low pay compared to other non-profits of equal size. Incredibly strong culture that discourages anything not perceived as being a "team player", which actually translates into forced volunteerism additional to your normal working hours, for which you are expected to work and not be compensated.

3.0
Oct 4, 2011

challenging

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Kids fall in love with you- you fall for them too! Amazing network opportunities Ability to explore areas of interest Foster mentorships and genuine connections

Cons

Long Work hours Poverty stipend general bureaucracy issues funky team dynamics

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