Pros
Important, meaningful mission. Great bonding experience with your coworker peers. Long history, strong reputation in the city, and firm financial footing. Fun perks like free lunch.
Cons
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. In Martha’s Table’s case, the smoke is the high turnover rate and short tenure of many staff members (mentioned by other reviewers). If you want respect from the top, a voice in decision-making, or directions that don’t change seemingly at random, Martha’s Table is not the place for you. If you are job hunting, look elsewhere. You won’t drain this swamp; the swamp will drain you. Senior leaders know there’s a problem, but waste time and money on superficial responses rather than truly confronting the poor management and toxic environment that are fanning the flames of the fire. The board has done nothing to address the problems. Time and money wasted by constantly hiring and (poorly) orienting new staff means less resources can be used for developing and executing mission-driven programs, directly damaging the effectiveness of the organization and its work in the community. Eventually, the problems will become more public, harming the organization’s reputation (and ability to build community partnerships, get good press, raise money, and hire talented staff).
