City Year reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(2,284 total reviews)
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Michael Brown

48% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

City Year has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The City Year employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jun 12, 2025
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Pros

- get to work with kids and make an impact - hours are fine - free CTA pass

Cons

- pay - organizational structure (poor management from top down) - inane, mandatory group meetings - perfunctory events - lack of communication regarding scheduling/visits - surprising amount of immaturity all across the corporate ladder - pay, again

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