Annenberg Foundation Reviews

Pros

Super friendly colleagues and work culture! Everyone is warm and welcoming. The team is diverse in terms of cultural backgrounds and age, and everyone cares deeply about doing good work. I feel supported by my manager and we have a great relationship built on trust and open communication. I find my workload to be challenging but not overwhelming, and my manager supports my career development and long-term growth. The office location is a plus in that the building has lots of amenities (lots of places to eat, a gym and starbucks close by, close to the mall). I also appreciate that we get a professional development stipend each year.

Cons

Senior leadership seems to not be supportive of staff, with staff who work closely with senior leadership often being stressed and spread thin. Overall, your experience depends on the team that you're on and who you work with most often.

Pros

The health benefits are the best I’ve seen, the mall is nearby for lunch options, and the staff is nice. This does not include upper management.

Cons

Upper management is a joke. The raises “if” applied are based on how well the optics of your job are and not on your actual work or merit. Several people within the organization who started after myself received multiple promotions and raises. My consideration for a title change turned into human resources hiring someone with my same title and slightly lower pay who I’d need to train among all the other duties I already handled. There are no procedures, you’re making things up as you go, and management can never make a decision. This was okay do as a well oiled 5-9 person team with an empowering manager, but that’s no longer the case. If you’re open to learning on the job as you go this is a great place to start. If you’re a professional who needs order and processes to meet the demanding needs of an organization it will be very trying, but attainable.

Pros

The health benefits are ok, not as good as they claim, and senior leadership expects constant praise for the benefits offered.

Cons

Where should I begin? The mission is admirable; the nonprofits Annenberg funds do fantastic work. Unfortunately, this place is depressing — a glided foundation. Leadership is toxic; no growth opportunities exist, and differences of opinion are deemed problematic. Directors expect graduate degrees for entry-level jobs, and the salaries are low compared to other private foundations. Transparency is lacking, and intimidation runs rampant. The executive director earns more than half a million dollars annually and yet laid off 1/3 of staff during the early stages of the Covid pandemic.

Pros

I really appreciate the workplace culture and how welcoming most employees are. There are many fun events in the office that allow for people to bond over some free food. The office building offers many amenities, and the company gives phone usage reimbursements, which increases total compensation.

Cons

The workflow between departments can be challenging at times, which can add another layer of stress to one's workload.

Pros

cool job but tedious work

Cons

the pay is a litle low

Pros

Met & worked with a great diverse group of people and never felt excluded or that my opinion wasn't taken seriously being a contractor. An A+ group of people, as far as I knew!

Cons

Sometimes as a contractor, you don't always understand possible internal politics.

Pros

Art was nice and overall a good atmosphere

Cons

unfortunately they closed their doors permanently

Pros

I had a great experience at my time with the Annenberg Foundation. Still the best company I have worked for.

Cons

I wish they had more opportunity for full time employees but it is understandable with their structure.

Pros

Very very good and nice

Cons

Nothing that i can think of

Pros

The company offers great benefits to its full-time employees. The Annenberg Space for Photography has the potential to be a great place to open important discussions about globalization, culture and environmentalism.

Cons

This is not a place for an arts professional, even if the organization only interviews and hires such people, whom are over-qualified for docent and customer service positions. There is a very high turnover rate due to hostile management tactics designed by general and operations managers unfit for their positions. Not only does management refuse to promote from within, it also makes it difficult for employees to get raises by not providing yearly reviews, and by not specifying the organization's expectations of "merit"-worthy work. There is also no accountability for management, and Human Resources does not investigate complaints brought against senior staff; instead, HR will offer a severance check if an employee decides to leave voluntarily, contingent on the employee signing non-disclosure agreements, voiding the Foundation's liability for any wrong-doings suffered during employment.