This is your sign to QUIT - Anonymous employee PETA Employee Review

1. Do you feel like middle and upper management are treating you like garbage? They are. 2. Do you feel like you are getting mixed and contradictory messages and directives from middle and upper management? You are. Example: You get hurried angry directives ("Do this NOW!!!") then within a day or so get the exact opposite directive? ("Why did you do that?? NEVER DO THAT!" And you're like.... You just asked me to do exactly that. ?? It's not just you. From what I've experienced/seen/heard it's happening to everyone. 3. Do you feel you have not been told your role or have not been trained? You haven't been! A lot of people at PETA are not trained and are not told the expectations of their job. This leaves them feeling afraid and ashamed because they do not have goals or expectations to meet. 4. Do you feel like the light, creative spirit and energy within you is being drained? It is! I loved working at PETA for much of my time there, but the toxicity drained me, and I know there is somone reading this who is wondering, "Is it just me? Is this my fault?" because they are so desperatly unhappy... If you are scrolling reviews because you think you should quit, but feel you should not, let this review be your PERMISSION to quit. It is not just you-- It is the culture at PETA. Your heart may be broken right now, but it will heal, and remember that the people who are belittling you are just imperfect people who are probably very scared of failing and of the responsibility of leadership. This does not make their mistreatment of you okay, but thinking of them that way may help you forgive them. You got your "dream job" at PETA and now it is a nightmare... ? I am sorry. It is alarming and devastating to feel this, but the reality of the situation is PETA is not your "dream job" ! You "climbed that mountain" (had an idea that PETA is your dream job, applied, then you got the job. Yahoo!), then you saw it for what it REALLY is (a real place that has good points and bad points, and maybe too many bad points for you to stay), so you'll need to turn around (maybe it is time to quit), and you don't know what that means about you (did you fail? Will there be another mountain? Will people think poorly of me?) If you quit, you are back at square one, and you might think "Did I give up on my dream?" NO! Finding out that PETA is not your dream job is getting you closer to your REAL dreams... so dig deeper to discover what those are. Animals need your real dreams to come true. Maybe it's more rewarding work at another charity.... Maybe it's Grassroots work... maybe you need to run for office.... Maybe you need to learn more about the systems that keep the meat industry running before you even know the next "mountain"... Maybe you need to quit PETA and do something else.