Mission Measurement Reviews

Where to begin? 1) Terrible compensation. You are grossly underpaid at Mission Measurement (comparable to industry standards). Remember, this is a for-profit firm, not a non-profit, although they “advice” non-profits. 2) Long hours. Meanwhile you are grossly overworked and expected to “deal” with it. 3) Awful CEO. Yes he has fancy degrees, an impressive rolodex, and a pretty office. Be he created a toxic work environment where many staff members quit or were forced out; where subordinates walk on pins and needles to please him; and he consistently badmouths employees behind their back. I experienced this, as did many colleagues. 4) Poor employee retention and absence of professional development. Commitments to employees are made and rarely upheld. Leadership promises promotions, pay increases, better work/ life balance, yet rarely delivers. This happened repeatedly during my time at the firm. 5) While the firm has many good ideas, there are few resources internally to effectively execute and produce quality products. For a firm that brands itself as the “leader in social sector data and insight”, it poorly invests in internal R&D.

The company sabotaged itself in the past year, repeatedly. Management would too often ignore intelligent input from lower employees, or go over their heads in managing a client engagement, often with a cost to client relationships and internal morale. The firm also saw enormous staff turnover at all levels, but the new teams seem be more stable. It is difficult to anticipate who has the authority to make or approve decisions. MM has struggled with all of the hurdles of transitioning to a mid-size firm.