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Equal Rights Advocates

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Equal Rights Advocates Reviews

4.0

61% would recommend to a friend

(10 total reviews)

Noreen Farrell

77% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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10 reviews
1.0
26 Feb 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

~ 3 weeks vacation ~ 100% employer paid health insurance

Cons

Even though their mission statement is admirable, they should also learn to apply it internally as well. This is one of the most repressive, dishonest, and severely micromanaged environments I have ever experienced. There are endless examples I could detail, but I'll summarize with the following bullet points below: ~ Deceptive recruiting practices: misrepresentations made regarding work environment during the interview process including a bait and switch that advertised the position as non-exempt then classifying the position as exempt when hired ~ Highly micromanaged work environment even on insignificant details from the moment you step in the door ~ Certain members of management give consistently vague directives then will react as if you're an imbecile when you ask for clarification ~ Outwardly disrespectful treatment and often in front of others: tone usually communicated contempt - Incompetence with leadership in financial operations created an extremely inefficient environment: executive leadership expected support staff to correct mistakes instead of taking responsibility by cleaning up their own messes, such as having to chase after vendors after an executive team member made 11 duplicate payments. Also if you decide to work here be warned - it's not uncommon to find a day or two missing from your salary payment ~ No database to manage and pull financial information: finances are managed through a system of folders instead of a database!?!? There are also unreasonable expectations to pull information as quickly as if you had a database ~ Executive Director in complete denial of the horrific workplace environment after issues had been brought to her attention repeatedly I could go on, but these examples illustrate the absolute hypocrisy of the executive leadership team at ERA. Support staff is treated as if we were nothing more than dogs to be kicked around.

5.0
19 Jul 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Powerful mission and driven, caring people.

Cons

Some positions do not have pathways for advancement.

2.0
27 Jul 2022

Needs new executive leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Non-executive leadership staff are all dedicated and hardworking individuals who believe in the mission, centering survivor voices, and advocated for the rights of all.

Cons

People of color are treated poorly and the disparity in treatment is apparent to all staff. Everyone (non executive leadership) is over-worked, under-compensated and under appreciated. Never fully staffed and there is a revolving door of employees.

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Equal Rights Advocates Response
3y
Thank you for taking time to share your feedback. Just like you, we are proud of our mission to fight for social justice, gender equity. And, we are honored to work everyday with exceptionally talented and passionate employees in this mission. We also make sure we are practicing internally all those values that we uphold and fight for, including gender and racial equity and pay parity. We recognize and value the hard work our teams engage in everyday, however, we are sorry to learn that your experience working at ERA did not align with our intent. It is our endeavor to provide a transparent , supportive and appreciative work environment. Reviews like this help us self-evaluate and bring about improvements, as needed. We thank you again for your candid review – and we wish you the best in your future endeavors! If you have any additional thoughts that you wish to share, please do not hesitate to reach out at HR@equalrights.org .
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