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This is a Toxic Work Environment - Marketing Specialist Success Academy Charter Schools Employee Review

5.0
Aug 30, 2023
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Pros

Good snacks in the break areas Office is in a fun area of NYC with plenty of lunch and happy hour options

Cons

- Constant gaslighting: you simultaneously need to set high goals that are nearly impossible to hit, only to then be regularly questioned why you're not hitting your goals. You are told you're doing a great job week to week, but at review time you're told that you're not nearly good enough for that raise or promotion (if you even get to have that conversation), questioned why you don't know something even if you've never discussed it before. - CEO and management prioritize their friends and people who have been there forever. If you're new, consider yourself the lowest of the low. No one will listen to you or care about you unless you're a "yes man." Don't bother advocating for yourself, they'll use your vulnerability against you. - The job description you apply to might not match the job you get assigned on your first day. - Revolving door of talent: you will always have to pick up other people's slack because no one can manage to stay at SA for very long.

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5.0
Feb 4, 2026
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Pros

Experience to work with the smartest next-gen kids in NYC! Fast Paced!

Cons

None that come to my mind

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Design your own curriculum (at least I was able to). If you are good at the job, they will trust you to get whatever you need (substantial budget for special projects). Good mentorship (my principal was a great mentor for how to navigate the company and move up); the KIDS (I loved my HS students and art club). This is a great job to learn if you want to teach for the rest of your career, or want to pivot to grad school later. It will teach you perseverance, empathy, and resourcefulness. 10-weeks of VACATION is AMAZING, plus the bonus $$$ if you stay a few years. Overall, I loved teaching, and seriously considered staying for a longer time. This was great practice for teaching, creating a curriculum, and mentorship for when I eventually left to teach at the collegiate level.

Cons

Long hours for little pay, extreme rules for the children (but also my kids were very well behaved), parents who do not care (some parents are hard to ever reach and simply will not put in the effort to parent their child). Some of the senior people can be cult-like in their training (you have to pretend to be all in on their Success mumbo-jumbo; NEVER show doubts about their brainwashing. If you successfully learn their BS and act as if you subscribe to it, you can avoid their eagle eyes and be left relatively alone.)

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