Rotary reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(232 total reviews)
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John Hewko

91% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Rotary has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 232 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rotary employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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232 reviews
3.0
Aug 4, 2021

Starts out great, but gets gradually then suddenly worse

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people/colleagues Vacation days Rolling over vacation days

Cons

Directors/Trustees too self-absorbed to know what's going on HR is surreptitious, power hungry, and ultimately ineffective Executive management team is happy to pass the buck since it's better than them hemming and hawing and never making a decision of consequence

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Rotary Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. With Rotary’s Leadership Attribute Model, we’ve emphasized that all our roles (especially those that will lead others) are held by those who have exhibited past behaviors that align with the critical competencies needed for the position. Rotary believes that everyone is a leader and trusts its staff with a wide range of responsibilities and empowers them to make decisions that support staff, Rotarians, and volunteers while moving Rotary forward in its mission. While some may view the EMT delegating decision making as passing the buck, others may view it as confidence and trust in their teams. Leading the way to an extraordinary employee experience is one of the core objectives of Rotary’s Global People and Talent team (“HR”). They strive to protect Rotary and its staff with consistency, regardless of the situation. We invite you to speak to your Global People & Culture Partner regarding your concerns – our door is always open.
2.0
Aug 1, 2016

Silos

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great cause, some talented employees, great benefits, excellent work life balance and decent pay for a non profit. Rotary's members are passionate about their work and can be fun to work with. General Secretary John Hewko is a good leader and a nice guy with good intentions and I think he's trying to lead the company in the right direction.

Cons

Where to begin...Rotary hires such talented people with tons of experience to fill lower-level coordinator/specialist jobs. People at the management level have been there for years, leaving no room for advancement for lower-level employees who are well qualified for management positions. The talented young people (many of whom are fairly recent hires) will all leave once they put in a couple years and realize there's absolutely no way to move up. I'm not even the lowest on the totem pole and I have a boss, who has a boss, who has a boss, who has a boss...

1.0
Jul 8, 2023
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Pros

You can consume and expense alcoholic drinks at business events.

Cons

Grants process is a joke. Rotary has more IT employees and run more like tech software company rather than non-profit organization. "Knowledge management" is a joke as teams are ran by long time managers and directors who don't actually possess knowledge for the technology they use.

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