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Catholic Relief Services

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You deserve better - Anonymous Catholic Relief Services Employee Review

1.0
26 Jul 2016
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Pros

None - CRS pushes deeply conservative Catholic ideas, in it's work abroad, and in it's culture for employees. It's oppressive.

Cons

One of the more dysfunctional places I've ever worked. Management is a mess, and teams/roles/missions/department goals are constantly being reinvented, resulting in employees, managers, and department leaders all being on different pages. Staffers are overworked and do not get the support they need. The HR team is particularly unhelpful, and their training is a smorgasbord of disorganized bureaucracy. Turnover in my department was very high, and judging by the way I saw people treated, it's clear that staffers were seen as disposable. Management does not act with integrity, which is ironic considering how much they preach their ethics. Employee culture here is toxic. Whatever you want to do at CRS-- there are better places out there to do it.

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5.0
16 Jan 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A positive organization to learn and grow in. This was my first employer in the international development and relief sphere and I found the org/it's people really encouraging of learning. They hire a lot from within and I saw many people have progressive roles.

Cons

There was a lawsuit about a gay employee not receiving benefits for their same-sex spouse, The org's hands are tied by the board made up of Catholic Bishops who unfortunately aren't moving on this issue.

3.0
20 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work is amazing and flexible

Cons

Not enough staff so the work is broad

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