Pros
Benefits are great. HR is largely supportive. Onboarding process is very well organized. Nice offices on the 10th floor. Flexible schedules are appreciated.
Cons
PHI really just functions as an umbrella institution with 70+ programs and initiatives that act like nonprofit organizations. Each program and initiative is responsible for fundraising for projects and admin costs and need to give a certain percentage of funds to PHI. I joined a program that has underspent funds consistently for years which has led to a few big donors pulling out their investment or reducing their commitment from the program. I also saw shockingly bad management practices. For example, the program lied about the state of funding to staff, telling them that everyone's position is safe but not saying that it's only for another 6 months if no big funding comes in. The program laid off project coordinators with only two weeks' notice when they've known about it for 8 months. The program has allowed business travel combined with personal travel and charging personal expenses to the program.
