NWEA Employee Reviews
Out of 53 NWEA employee reviews, 67% were positive. The remaining 33% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping NWEA improve their work culture.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
Leadership has a vision to help kids and to expand the reach of the org.
Transparency and feedback is give and received.
Transparent, highly communicative, accountable, know they have to model what they look for.
I believe they are doing what they think is best for kids.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Be more transparent and outline exactly what plans are. Don't be so ambiguous.
communication , speed, organization, talent aquistion, retention
Equitable pay across the whole organization
Determining need vs want. Value the people doing the work, not the talking heads managing up.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Generous PTO and good health insurance.
Contribution to retirement is 15%.
Insurance and wellness plan benefits
Wellness stipend is the best
Paid time off with rollover and pay-out upon separation.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
I would feel more valued if pay is more evenly distributed and not kept at starvation wages like a for-profit.
What are some of the best things about your team?
Smart, driven, hard-working people that care about kids.
Lots of great people to learn from
Super smart and committed to mission
Smartest people I've ever worked with.
Maturity and we have been together for years, surviving several "realignments" and "reorgs"
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Going through more DEIA training
Use email for its original intent - don't schedule a meeting for everything.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
DEIA is strong and there is a vision for inclusiveness and equity.
Feedback and kindness among team members.
They at least listen when you need to vent and you're not negatively reproached for it.
Personable, committed, everyone knows the mission and is committed to it.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Value and reward employees. Stripping employees of merit increases for the most productive year of our history was demoralizing and demotivating.
They need to slow down on the "Initiatives" we are getting over our skis on technology and "innovation". We need to plan further ahead. We can't do 2 years of work in 6 months.
What did you like most about the interview process?
Meeting multiple teams and people
It was laid back and relaxed
The interviewers were kind and the process was well described and matched the description.
Met the people I'd be working with. Had a chance to really ask questions.
Getting to ask questions of many people.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
From initial screening to first day took over 3 months. I almost removed myself from the candidate pool because of the poor experience.
What makes you most happy at work?
I like the opportunities I get to learn new things on the clock.
Challenging tasks and completing my work
That I get to work from home 100% and not deal with the issues plaguing Old Town Portland.
Colleagues. Doing work that makes a difference.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
The company can use a more equitable pay model. Some teams just aren't paid enough and the whole team suffers because of it.
What do you like best about your company?
They're committed to doing the right thing by kids.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Improved diversity, but they've made a commitment to hiring remote staff to achieve that, which is what it takes when you're based in Portland.