Good company to work for right out of uni but not long-term - Anonymous employee GVI Employee Review

2.0
31 Jul 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Travel - Meet amazing people - Great experiences - Learn lots of new skills

Cons

- Salaries are very low, at all levels (in the field) - Many people work unpaid and are not even offered health insurance - Wage gap between international and local staff. Local staff are not valued. - Most of those at the top are white males - A lot of the expenses are covered using charitable funds. Volunteer's fees cover the office and for-profit side of the business, not much of the community development/conservation work. There is a document online that says "Where the Money Goes"- this is untrue and needs updating. - Volunteers and international staff take jobs from locals - Always running out of money, leaving the field teams to deal with high levels of stress and unpaid bills - The field teams live in extremely basic and sometimes unsanitary conditions. - Working hours are around 80/week if you work directly in the field. The salary averages out to about 3 USD an hr for starter staff. - During the pandemic, GVI let 90% of their field staff go, with no severance or financial help to fly home.

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5.0
13 Nov 2024
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CEO approval
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Pros

Good wlb and Atmosphere to work

Cons

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4.0
20 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fulfilling work and inspiring mission - you feel like you're contributing to a worthy cause. A great team of fellow workers who really care and have a work hard/play hard attitiude. The senior management are committed to ethical, sustainable development initiatives and are willing to listen to input and feedback from employees throughout the company.

Cons

Balancing work volume with time is tough, and positions tend to evolve over time without much formal explanation of changing responsibilities. Expectations are high and the job can take over your life. Limited growth potential due to small company.

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