NSCA Reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)
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Michael Massik

47% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

NSCA has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NSCA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews
1.0
14 May 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Leader in the monopolistic market for strength and conditioning (CSCS, TSAC) certifications. - The CSCS certification is second to none. - The NSCA has a strong history beginning with Boyd Epley. - All employees receive three hours of paid work time per week to utilize the on-site gym.

Cons

- The organization runs on the "this is how we've always done it" mentality to the extent that it should be their corporate tagline. - Newer employees attempting to advance/improve the business are met with heavy resistance and are looked at as disruptors because they think differently/ want to try new things. Newer employees are expected to fall in line with what's always been done. - Culture is at a all time low. Long-standing directors run amok and bully to get their way and while the Executive Director openly acknowledges a worsening culture, doesn't do anything to improve it because "it's not his job". - The Executive Director runs the organization like a 7th Grader would run a lunch table. Certain directors are brought in on what should be inclusive meetings while others are purposely left out all based on how well he likes them. He's prone to confide in one on one conversations instead of leading as a team. Leading to numerous communication problems. - Nonexistent corporate strategy for employees to go off of. - No employees are able to work remotely - Pay below industry norms - High employee turnover

1.0
21 May 2019

This is Where Careers Go to Die

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Having three hours per week to exercise in the large on-site gym - Relatively relaxed atmosphere - Free lunch every so often and some team building experiences

Cons

- Still getting sued by CrossFit, so they don't have any money - Continue to hire young, inexperienced people who will work for $30k a year, which results in a chronic lack of experience and knowledge - A persistent mindset of "this is how it's always been done" so there is a complete allergy to any type of change or progress - If you're still working here, you've either given up on life, your career, or you're marking time until you retire - It's a rotating glassdoor where talent leaves the minute they can find a decent job - not hard to do, since salaries are notoriously low

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