Does Human Rights First pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Human Rights First employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Human Rights First. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Human Rights First?

39% of Human Rights First employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Human Rights First 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Human Rights First?

Intern (8) , Director (4) , Legal Intern (4) , Internship (3) , Attorney (2)

What are the pros of working at Human Rights First according to real employee reviews?

"There are excellent coworkers and supervisors." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great Work Environment and Friendly Co" ((in 4 reviews)); "I learned a lot on this job and loved the team I worked with." ((in 3 reviews)); "My supervisor was great at giving me challenging tasks while also ensuring I understood what I was doing and enjoying the work I was doing." ((in 3 reviews)); "Interesting and timely work, respectful colleagues, good work life balance" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Human Rights First according to real employee reviews?

"When concerns were raised in particular about certain people in senior management, e.g. a member of the exec team's harsh and inexperienced management of staff from interns up to directors, the paraphrased message given was that being a bad manager and being mean were not disqualifying characteristics." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Human Rights First layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Human Rights First layoffs and their outlook for job security at Human Rights First in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Human Rights First locations?

New York , Washington , Los Angeles

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4.0

Mar 1, 2019

Office manager

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Pros

The staff was very friendly and willing to engage. They had a social club that tried to bring staff together, because many of them worked in different departments that might not interact otherwise.

Cons

There is also an office in NY and sometimes the DC office and the NY office weren't in sync with each other.

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5.0

Jul 23, 2025

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Work hard to help immigrants and other marginalized groups

Cons

Sometimes misaligned with industry standards

1.0

Mar 7, 2026

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The work helps people especially non-citizens

Cons

Absolutely atrocious senior management. They don’t seem to care that staff are working every single Saturday and Sunday and constantly staying late or logging on early just to keep up. Meanwhile, senior leadership gets holiday breaks and takes vacations while the rest of us can’t realistically use time off because the workload is so overwhelming. When they fire employees, they just expect everyone else to absorb the cases with no support. They keep talking about funding cuts, yet senior leadership is making $200k+ salaries and they even created another senior leadership position. It’s a horrible place to work. People should seriously consider other organizations instead.

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