Curriculum Associates Employee Reviews
Out of 1064 Curriculum Associates employee reviews, 96% were positive. The remaining 4% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Curriculum Associates improve their work culture. The IT team, with 100% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Curriculum Associates compared to all other departments at the company. The Engineering team offered the most constructive feedback, with 8% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
The balance at my company is unmatched. The pace of work is slower than I am used to.
Review from Customer Success Dept
What do you like best about the leadership team?
I appreciate their efforts at communication.
Review from Product Dept
They genuinely care about you as a person and want you to succeed. They listen and want to understand the challenges and offer support and ways for you to tackle on your own, if you prefer. There is a lot of support for growth.
Review from Operations Dept
They're forthright and seem to provide information and context around them as early as they can.
Review from Engineering Dept
The leadership team is quite accessible, believable, and real. I trust them to keep the team's best interests at the forefront of their minds, but also the best interests of the students we serve.
Review from Product Dept
I love their commitment to making the classroom a better place for all students. Leadership has prioritize improving the Spanish assessment which will have a positive impact on many students using CA products.
Review from Product Dept
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
There needs to be more intentionality in the workload given to employees. There have been big, audacious goals created without adequate training.
Review from Customer Success Dept
get back to the old CA culture. Value people over profits. Stop hiring your friends.
Review from Sales Dept
Giving clear direction to their teams and caring for the employees working under them. Slow things down and listen to their concerns.
Review from Marketing Dept
Being an example of the skills and attributes they are judging others by.
Review from Customer Success Dept
Diversifying at the highest levels.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Flexible time off, mental health benefits/programs, chronic pain programs (all covered)
Review from Operations Dept
As a temp employee, I don't really have anything apart from hourly pay. (I think this is pretty standard.) I would, of course, love to change that in the future.
Review from Product Dept
the health coverage is great
Review from Product Dept
Flexibility in vacation and PTO
Review from Customer Success Dept
The salary band is fair and transparent and the bonus.
Review from Product Dept
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Workload is absurd and my department, while essential, is undervalued as a whole.
Review from Product Dept
I don't think upper leadership sees all the value our team brings in and could be compensated a bit more fairly.
Review from Sales Dept
I feel as though I'm being underpaid based on my market research
Review from Engineering Dept
Higher salary. Being paid for the benefits not taken (IE, I save CA thousands by not using their health insurance - other companies would split that with me). Geography factors into salary goes again basic "equal work for equal pay" from civil rights movement. Even worse for non-US employees.
Review from Engineering Dept
CA is not nearly the most competitive employer in the Massachusetts market, and roles are paid significantly different based on how their "value" is perceived rather than work output
Review from Marketing Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
Super smart conscientious people drawn to a mission. Unfortunately our idealism allows us to be exploited.
Review from Product Dept
My team is so talented, truly. I work with some of the best in their field! And everyone I meet is friendly and willing to get to know you.
Review from Operations Dept
Folks want to help each other and in general care strongly about our mission which helps drive their work
Review from Engineering Dept
Where to start? My coworkers are supportive, intelligent, and challenge me to be the best simply by being around them. They are flexible, eager, and reflective. I can't imagine a more supportive team.
Review from Product Dept
I love the background knowledge and passion my team brings
Review from Product Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Would be good if the team members had a better rapport
Review from Engineering Dept
I prefer to separate work from leisure. Most co-workers do not go into the office.
Review from Engineering Dept
I’m not sure. But I’m general, we could have more stability. Policies and procedures are constantly chan
Review from Customer Success Dept
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
the number of smart, conscientious people who work here
Review from Product Dept
People are patient and willing to help. Most people keep things light at meetings and keep a good sense of humor. Lots of support around you. A LOT of DEIB training, support, and guidance.
Review from Operations Dept
There's energy--people really believe in what we are doing. We care about what we are doing. We truly see students benefitting at the end of the day, and keep that in the forefront of our hearts at all time.
Review from Product Dept
everyone is willing to help
Review from Product Dept
Supportive colleagues who are also working towards the company mission
Review from Customer Success Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
More opportunities to work cross functionally and get to know coworkers better.
What did you like most about the interview process?
Meeting with the CEO at the final round of the interview.
Review from Customer Success Dept
Even though it was a long process, it moved quickly and I was kept informed about next steps.
Being flown out to the home office for a round of face to face interviews with the senior leadership.
Review from Customer Support Dept
Interviews typically last 30 minutes, and are usually with just one interviewer. That helped to ease the nervousness that comes when talking to a huge panel. The process also tends to move pretty quickly — usually the same day, or within a day, I received an email moving me to the next
Review from HR Dept
Opportunity to meet a range of team members and get a real sense of the company
Review from Marketing Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Be clear about job expectations. What I applied for and the job description is completely different than my daily activities.
What makes you most happy at work?
The moderate pace. Unlike some previous employers, I'm not killing myself to meet unrealistic, unattainable deadlines and feel good about doing my work at a good, working pace.
Review from Operations Dept
The work that I do is intellectually stimulating, it matters, and it is challenging without (usually) being overwhelming, mainly due to the amazing leadership of my team.
Review from Product Dept
the work i am doing is having a positive impact on the educational experience of students
Review from Product Dept
Connecting with others. Completing larger projects that I know will be useful
Review from Customer Success Dept
The work we do for students and teachers and the people I get to work with.
Review from Product Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Communication is poor. Feedback loops are out of control, with frenetic rounds of review by an ever expanding group of "stakeholders," many of whom have their fingers in too many pies to really understand what they're commenting on. Massive workload and no coherent vision.
Review from Product Dept
No clear goals or direction, leadership seems more invested with impressing their bosses than doing what's right or supporting the people under them. Great employees were let go to be replaced with contract workers. Promotions are given out unfairly.
Review from Sales Dept
Stop constantly changing policies, procedures, the way things are structured. Be more transparent and fair about compensation. Stop adding work and meetings just for the sake of filling time. Put managers in place who actually know how to manage people and grow an effective team.
Review from Customer Success Dept
What do you like best about your company?
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What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Professional development and opportunities for growth.