Proficiency in Marginalizing and Overwhelming Professional Staff in Context of Rapid Growth and World-Changing Mission
Pros
Noble place to work. Really good pool of talent. Great benefits. Great location in Colorado Springs. Great vision for the future. Business casual culture. Does not have the overly "religious" feel of some Christian organizations. The culture allows people the freedom to be real. Pockets of healthy work environments do exist. People genuinely care about the mission. Good career starting point for someone who has a journeyman mentality and is willing to move through different parts of the organization.
Cons
Executive leadership is strong on strategic vision, but markedly less effective in leading the organization to fulfill that vision. Good ol' boy network is alive and well. They don't like to hear bad news. Dissenters are perceived as whiners or troublemakers. Mid-level professionals love Compassion's mission but hate the culture of diminishment and mixed messages from different levels of leadership...all of this in the context of a demanding work environment. Mid-level professionals new to Compassion routinely have their prior experience in the corporate world rejected because the they are "new", "not trusted" or "don't speak the language". One of the markers of a poorly-run organization is overtime. Burn-out and overtime is common-place in some parts of the organization.
