Risepoint reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(417 total reviews)

Fernando Bleichmar

61% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Risepoint has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 417 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Risepoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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417 reviews
1.0
Feb 25, 2016

How are you still in business?

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Negative experience at Academic Partnerships.

Cons

Revolving door for those who are trying to do the right thing. Horrible mismanagement and disorganization, almost exclusively at the top. Higher level individuals are focused and obsessed with titles like "Senior Vice President", "Executive Director", or "Manager of this/that" without any care for those working under them. A very power-hungry culture is ingrained in the people at AP and it all starts at the top. No policies or procedures are put into place for doing things. This is alarming not only for the company, but also for employees who are signing up to be treated unfairly. Fear is instilled in the people due to changes happening constantly and abruptly. There is no say in any of these changes -you must accept them or be forced to leave. If you speak up you will be looked down upon by upper management. This is a poorly run business with corrupt individuals running the show. The higher-ups waltz around the 8th and 9th floors with their business suits on, making sure everyone notices and realizes that they are in power. It seems the only way AP is still around is because the founder is a very wealthy individual who can fire SVPs and pay them severance to stay away and not make a peep (aka - pay them to stay quiet). The number of people who have had jobs with AP is surreal - just look on LinkedIn at the number of people who have held a position with AP for less than a year. Each position has had an insurmountable amount of people in the roles - again, a revolving door. People come and work for a few months and leave once they see how poorly mismanaged and corrupt this company truly is. I don't ever post reviews on these websites but this is one worth warning others about. My position that I left at AP 3 years ago has now seen two others in it and as of recently, the latest person just left. This place was a nightmare and I am really relieved to have gotten out when I did.

1.0
Feb 3, 2016

Stop Calling Chaos a "Entrepreneurial Environment"

Anonymous employee
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Pros

AP has some very hardworking, smart employees. I believe everyone starts here wanting to "do right", but eventually is beaten down by the politics of this place.

Cons

Constant turnover. To many "for profit industry" dropouts. Too much hiring of "friends and family" of current employees, rather than qualified professionals. CEO and team are clueless as to who is actually turning the wheels around here vs. who is simply the pushiest about their compensation and qualifications. Anyone can be fired on the drop of a dime. Too many "executives", not enough worker bees in administrative functions on the 9th floor. Internal customer service and communication are terrible for every support department, mainly because they don't have the resources they need to be successful.

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Risepoint Response
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Thanks for taking time to share your experience working for AP. We would like the opportunity to learn more about the issues you mention. Please give us a call at 214-210-4034 or email Bart.Wilburn@AcademicPartnerships.com.
3.0
Nov 13, 2015

High Turn over

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Pros

The coworkers are high quality

Cons

High Turn over in management

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