Communications Department Highly Mismanaged - Anonymous employee Rotary Employee Review

3.0
Dec 28, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Rotary is a great organization with an incredible diverse global membership. Being able to witness the volunteer work of Rotary Club Members worldwide and the positive impact they make is very rewarding to be a part of. Peer to peer the staff is great and the benefit package is very good.

Cons

The Communications Management Team is self serving and doesn't consider the best interest of the staff. Over the last few years they've let go of many of the top talented team members and have rewritten or created new job descriptions to suit the wants of a few managers that dominate all efforts of Communications. The environment continually proves to be toxic as people leave their jobs in Communications. I wouldn't recommend working in this department under current management. Other departments at Rotary

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We appreciate all your contributions to Rotary during your time here and greatly value your feedback. While change can be difficult for some and can result in a shift in priorities and responsibilities, we’re very pleased that any changes in our Communications department over the last few years have not led to layoffs. We believe that we have a talented, committed, and flexible staff that are well equipped to reach and engage a global audience in a variety of ways. Each matter brought to the Global People & Talent team is taken very seriously and is investigated accordingly. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to GlobalPeopleandTalent@rotary.org, should you like to discuss further. - Global People and Talent Team

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