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Working for Headquarters is different than in the field - Anonymous employee Habitat for Humanity Employee Review

3.0
Aug 14, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Important mission providing a chance to make a difference in peoples' lives. HQ is in Atlanta but supports activity in 89 countries and all fifty states. People in the field are the salt of the earth. Important to realize that this review is about the headquarters not about operations in the field.

Cons

What used to be a lean and flat hierarchy has morphed into layers upon layers of upper management which means there are now fewer people who actually produce than there are those who "oversee" them. Not atypical to have 3-4 meetings in a day and even attend meetings about upcoming meetings. Decision-making tends to be slow and convoluted with stakeholders worried more about their piece of turf than about the target outcomes. Few in the C-level have had any field experience and those that did were phased out. Most in position now were brought in from outside corporations, but lack expertise in the non-profit world. What you hear about objectives and priorities often does not align with what upper management actually decides to do. Appearances are far more important to the C-level than tangible outcomes.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
May 20, 2026
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Pros

In the beginning there was a big sense of family and being there for each other. There were also nice perks and benefits. Good healthcare.

Cons

Extremely low morale, LOW pay, and high pressure to sell despite lack of good inventory. Lots of favoritism and bad-mouthing certain employees and volunteers behind their backs. Allowing certain associates to take multiple hour breaks despite it being against the rules. Little incentives from upper management to do a good job. Upper management seems to constantly see the bad in things and not what you're doing well.

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