Ashoka reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(251 total reviews)
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Bill Drayton

43% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ashoka has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 251 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ashoka employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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251 reviews
2.0
Jun 21, 2017

Potential?

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Finance team seems to be getting stronger.

Cons

Still a lot of work needs to happen around matching the business model to the grant funding.

3.0
Jun 15, 2017

Stuck

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Intellectually stimulating environment. Flat organizational structure.

Cons

Low pay. Disconnect between employees and company's "how". Most staff don't stay long enough for the organization to develop core mid-management group, often yields very poor junior staff experiences.

1.0
May 31, 2017

Worst place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Many inspiring stories by Fellows

Cons

So many bad things here makes it difficult to list. But here are some: 1) Severe Founder-ritis by the President. Micro manages every decision within the organization. Completely lacks any empathy for his employees. Has no family of his own so the job has become the focus of his life and does not get how others have lives. Lacks any semblance of a heart. Very imperial in his interactions with employees or people he considers his inferior. Completely incapable of handling conflict of any kind. 2) Low Salaries. To add insult to injury, 10% of your 'salary' is withheld until you complete a full year and undergo a 'performance pay review'. This is not a bonus. It is what you were actually promised and should have been paid. 3) Prominent two tier system of employees. This institution is a showcase for the have and have not's. If you come from what the founder considers an 'elite' school, then you become high paid senior management. If not, then you become a very low paid (see item #2) low level staffer with zero hope of advancement. Insult to injury, even if you have a skill set (computers, language) your skill set is ignored in favor of a member of the upper tier who lacks any of your skills. 4) Weak internal systems. Managerial and financial internal controls are either weak or non existant. A lack of a management chart is not a sign of an entrepreneur. Its is a hallmark of disorganization.

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