Greenpeace reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(619 total reviews)
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84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Greenpeace has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 619 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Greenpeace 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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619 reviews
2.0
Feb 28, 2017

Campaign Manager

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Pros

It feels good to save the environment, job is adventurous at times and there are some great people.

Cons

It's an authoritarian organization, with almost only white guys in the command and it is not LGBT friendly. Greenpeace tries to replicate the very corporate model of work it pretends to fight, with a highly hierarchical organization and little room for democratic decisions. Managers pose like tough bosses, demeaning their employees. If something goes wrong, it will be your fault, not theirs. It also replicates an imperialistic model, with offices from developed countries deciding on what developing countries offices should do: after all, they pay most of the bill. Over the years I understood that Greenpeace is more concerned with raising money than saving the environment. All decisons are taken having fundraising in consideration. So, sometimes Greenpeace poses as a friend of indigenous groups and uses their images and problems to raise money. Then, the organization makes deals with corporations and tells their funders that the corporations "are doing the right thing". It's a Greenpeace victory! Immediately they move away and start targeting another corporation, while nothing changes.

1.0
Oct 2, 2014
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Pros

If you can meet your quota early on, you can stand around and essentially do nothing (if that floats your boat). No dress code and very lax culture.

Cons

Long, unfulfilling days that make you feel like a slave. Encounter a lot of negativity from the public and are emotionally exhausted. On your feet all day. You get threatened, things thrown at you, and are generally in a position where you are disliked and looked upon as a mere solicitor of money. However, this description is for the position where you are sent into the field to raise funds and gather "sponsors".

1.0
Jul 10, 2014
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Pros

flexible timings,less work load

Cons

Poor management.The GP India managers don't even know how to behave.They are very demanding and don't understand the concept of work life balance.poor resource management and high corruption.less career growth and negligible salary high.Non friendly people.HR policies sometimes, to a low level employee, seem fickle-minded when it comes to money matters.

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