Teach For America Employee Reviews

Good place to grow quickly. Lots of change. High workload

The company is really great.

Challenging but ultimately positive and an opportunity to do meaningful work in a humanizing way.

It's a place where I feel I can be myself, I'm pushed to be better, and the work I'm doing is meaningful.

Resilient and committed to the company mission.

Everyone works hard to achieve goals

The leadership team genuinely cares about employees, innovating to adapt to communities, and seeking feedback from the ground up.

Data driven, competent and altruistic.

They are hardworking and fun

coordinating with the community to support teachers

There is a sick pervasive cult mindset. "TFAspeak" is an actual term used to described specific phrases adopted by many of the higher ups and those who have worked in the org for several years. On the national team, there's an insidious never-good-enough mentality where praise is minimal

The compensation package is holistically great.

Dental and health insurance benefits

I have a full benefits package with medical and dental

Decent maternity leave, great dental. Overall, an average compensation package.

Fair compensation for the work involved.

supposedly paid for "cost of labor" not "cost of living" which I've never heard of a company doing before. There are full-time employees making $10,000 below the poverty line of some cities.

Salary below market rate, anemic pay increases, no credible link between performance and rewards

There are smart, committed, creative, reflective and excellent people working for TFA at all levels.

We work collaboratively to help everyone

95% of meetings I attend are effective and worth my time

Like minded individuals interested in social justice and education.

TFA has too many meetings.

The desire to learn and do better over time.

Everyone greets everyone and is nice

My peers genuinely care about me as a person and the work we do. I have shared values with my team members.

Energetic and dynamic for the most part.

we are all working toward the same goal

There is a heavy amount of gossip and massive grapevine on the National Team

The interview process at TFA tends to be unnecessarily long and cumbersome.

I liked how they genuinely attempted to build a case for me with as much evidence as possible. They didn't just go through the routine. I felt heard.

Multiple modalities from writing to tasks to in person.

systematic, good communication and I felt like they know what they're looking for

Colleagues, flexibility, compensation package, and company mission.

I feel satisfied knowing the work I'm doing is in partnership with low-income communities, and the work we're doing is urgent, and necessary.

Knowing that my work makes an impact.

not receptive to what the teachers need

TFA is a thing of the past. They are unable to innovate effectively and have made too many enemies.