Pros
-Fun and energetic activists who have an immense amount of passion: These young adults who are part of a school's chapter really are great. -Exciting literature and conferences: Lots of fun. -Many great travel opportunities are available to those who seek them: To conferences all over the country. -Can meet some great influencers in politics: At these conferences, activists and employees have really amazing opportunities to meet great people such as Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Tomi Lahren, Ben Shapiro, and many more. -All of the employees are millennials: This is great because many of the non-management employees can become really good friends, which allows for a great culture (this culture does NOT apply to management). -Many opportunities to talk to a lot of people to develop interpersonal skills and confidence: Talking politics does have its benefits other than being informed...
Cons
-Very poor management: Management can be passive aggressive, rude, and unprofessional. If you are not in the "inner circle" of employees, you not only know it (verbal hostility can be felt), but have an almost zero chance in advancing your career. -Poor career advancement opportunities: While there are a plethora of field director opportunities available, career advancement seems almost nonexistent. Turning Point USA does not seem like a career destination -- rather, a temporary stepping stone. -No HR department: If you have a problem with management, because there is no HR department (and therefore no accountability or repercussions for unprofessionalism), you basically have to "suck it up" and move on because nothing will be resolved. -No clear execution of business model: In business, successful companies have a direct product or service they sell. For example, Ford is a car manufacturer and Bain is a consulting firm. At Turning Point USA, the objective is to promote the ideas of small government and capitalism on college campuses. However, the execution of this business model is not clear. It appears that most of TPUSA's business includes the same group of 150-250 people from around the country who go to the same conferences (both sponsored and not sponsored by TPUSA) who take pictures of each other holding signs. While the organization has gotten media attention, I am not sure how much of an impact they are having versus organizations that are larger not only in size, but budget too. -Poor salary: In my opinion, the pay is not good considering the sometimes odd hours required, dealing with management, multi million-dollar budget, and lack of substantial career advancement. -Young adults run the organization: This causes a lot of problems. Think about how many successful Fortune 500 companies are run by people younger than 25 -- not very many.