International Meetings - Communications Rotary Employee Review

3.0
May 6, 2016
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Pros

Premier international service organization leveraging acquaintanceship and friendship to do good in the world. Staff are imbued with a sense of mission. Staff were caring and went the extra mile. Volunteers with few exceptions are mission-driven international professionals who appreciate staff. Excellent benefits. Good international experience.

Cons

Ossified command and control management style. Very bureaucratic. Not open to new ideas, very risk averse, and personalistic. Not many admin positions, so non-managers waste time with the minutiae. Management is aware of the silo problem but has done little to address it. Very few defined career paths. Some areas are amazingly competent, but others are not.

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Pros

The people are amazing. The staff are dedicated to doing right to world.

Cons

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5.0
May 30, 2024
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Pros

Rotary provided some of the best working memories in my career. I was brought in for a newly created position and was handed the keys to create. Being given such autonomy really allowed for me to experiment early and find my footing in a new industry/sector without having to be so bogged down with standard "business expectations" that were previously set. On top of this I would like to think I was placed within the best team setting for my personal growth and career ascension. While the area wasn't exactly what made sense for my role, the PEOPLE we're the absolute perfect culture fits. They allowed me to get a well rounded understanding of the business both internal and external as well as provided a safe place to ask questions. Having such a great culture fit on top of a ideal working environment is a very rare find, and I will forever be grateful for those opportunities.

Cons

Being in the non for profit world sometimes makes initiative driving hard as there are competing interest for "the cause" vs "business needs." This mentality would often create issues with IC's who work cross-departmentally being able to push projects along. Too many team silos in departments that need to be more collaborative to be able to work efficiently. Also, the appetite to explore new technology advancements are very slow moving. While budget could be approved, the resources were not often allocated to actual see the project through.

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