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Project Management Institute

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Toxic culture and fear-based leadership have destroyed PMI marketing - Marketing Specialist Project Management Institute Employee Review

1.0
15 Oct 2025
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Pros

Remote work, benefits are decent

Cons

PMI used to be a great place to work with intelligent, motivated people who cared about each other and the mission. Unfortunately, this culture has disintegrated under CMO Menaka Gopinath's bullying, autocratic leadership style. By creating an environment ruled by fear, favoritism, and intimidation, employees choose to shut down rather than speak up. Talented employees at all levels of marketing regularly leave PMI (likely without a new role secured) to escape a poisonous situation and protect their mental health. The organization feels toxic, with morale at an all-time low and leadership unwilling or unable to address the mess Menaka has created. If you value respect, transparency and psychological safety, look elsewhere until PMI’s leadership and culture is addressed.

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5.0
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Pros

Great company, great leadership, very clear strategy and a very passionate community.

Cons

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1.0
6 May 2026
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Pros

Remote work, but that is really it.

Cons

Compensation used to be competitive, but workload, expectations and initiatives have increased, Everyone is being asked to do more, and work harder with the same resources with no consideration for fair pay. Senior leaders are well aware of how they are perceived, but choose to do nothing, or simply say they are working on fixing things, with no tangible efforts seen. Our CEO is running the reputation, culture, and company into the ground for the sake of revenue. Him and his executive team are known bullies, and even though this has been complained about by so many of us, even to HR, nothing is ever done about it. We NEED board intervention. Just take a look at PMI's ratings. Even with the reviews obviously crafted and directed by internal leaders to try and suppress negative reviews. I will also add that career growth is non-existent, and the determined best fix for these concerns was training telling employees its their problem to figure out. Really makes us feel valued.

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