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      Outward Bound

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      Outward Bound Reviews

      3.8

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (94 total reviews)
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      Steve Matous

      97% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Culture and values

      3.9

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      Outward Bound has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 94 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Outward Bound employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      94 reviews
      4.0
      21 Feb 2013

      The most fantastic 8 Years

      Program coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Outward Bound is not a place to work, it's a way to live. As an employee you will discover how to live fully and authentically, with purpose. The work is tremendously rewarding and the leadership, experiential education, and communication skills training is excellent.

      Cons

      Outward Bound employes work extremely hard in exchange for meaningful work and relationships, not for finanical rewards. The pay is ok for the industry but don't expect to get rich. Living expenses are often taken care of which helps with cost but also simplifies life.

      2.0
      28 Jul 2023

      Employee experience

      Instructor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Interesting, and compassionate community of people. A good place to begin your career and create legitimate memories. It's not often that a job can actually be fun!

      Cons

      Compensation is borderline insulting. Will consistently hire 22-year olds, burn them out, rinse & repeat. The longer you stay, the harder to justify.

      1.0
      21 Mar 2023

      Good entry level, lack of supportive leadership

      Instructor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Seasonal staff is great. Have great training, community and clientele to work with. Extensive system that someone can transfer to, such as other regions and national branches. Once trained after a year can easily make part time job, within your more stable work. Being there for community days, and working with students or adults once or twice a month is really great.

      Cons

      Work load expectation is unrealistic 10 days on 24 hours with 2 days off is normal. Seasonal pay is low, avg $22k for 9 months, minimum benefits the state requires. Leadership program team, are disengaged with seasonal staff. They work a lot but spend most time putting out "fires" and cross fingers for the best instead of planning for work goals, listening to feedback, and realistic expectations. Have spent hours while in office complaining about seasonal staff asking for work life balance, time off, stating they are exhausted and overwhelmed. Often witnessed middle management trying to address how much they have worked in the last month/week/season to supervisors and be brushed off or undermined.

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      Glassdoor has 126 Outward Bound reviews submitted anonymously by Outward Bound employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Outward Bound is right for you.