Pros
- Ada has a great mission and actually helps folks land amazing jobs in the tech space. - They provided child care for some staff and students which is an excellent benefit in theory but the program was poorly managed and executed.
Cons
- Chronic and widespread employee dissatisfaction among staff, extremely high turnover. Dissatisfaction spans age, gender, race. - Turnover is very high. A common practice was to get an email on a Friday saying it was so-and-so's last day (which usually meant they were fired suddenly). They hire really brilliant, caring, talented people but can't seem to retain them. - Poor and toxic experience among BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ staff. An external racial equity scan completed last fall was damning but nothing has changed. Extremely disappointing given the organization's mission and stated commitment to anti-racism and inclusion. - Staff turnover and poor experience, plus highly siloed teams, has also resulted in high level of student dissatisfaction, which negatively impacts staff morale.