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Q&A With World Resources Institute - WRI Employees
World Resources Institute - WRI employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at World Resources Institute - WRI
Doing great projects with great colleagues. Management is uneven, and the growth of the organization has meant that support systems and functions haven't grown sufficiently to keep up.
Amazing people. Smart. Dedicated. Hardworking.
Passionate, talented, well-rounded, connected
Q&A With World Resources Institute - WRI Employees
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What are you most excited about working at World Resources Institute - WRI?
Top Employee Response
Amazing people -- smart and dedicated.
Amazing (smart, committed, informed) colleagues
What part of World Resources Institute - WRI's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Africa related work is growing fast.
Does World Resources Institute - WRI have any remote positions?
Typically after someone has worked in one of the offices, and then moves away.
How's the vacation policy at World Resources Institute - WRI?
Top Employee Response
This is one of the strengths of WRI -- great vacation policy, and a sabbatical after 5 years.
How does World Resources Institute - WRI make decisions around promotions?
A promotion committee.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at World Resources Institute - WRI?
Top Employee Response
Dial it down a notch so that we can all breathe.
What do people at World Resources Institute - WRI think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Charming, intelligent, and committed, but like everyone else, with bigger eyes (and commitments) than available funding allows us to really deliver on our urgent commitments with adequate staff.
How's the work life balance at World Resources Institute - WRI?
Top Employee Response
Horrible. This is where WRI has a severe challenge -- everyone is so committed, and the problems on which we work are so urgent -- that work is never done and funding is never sufficient to have adequate staffing.
What's the company culture like at World Resources Institute - WRI?
Workaholic
What benefits does World Resources Institute - WRI provide?
Top Employee Response
Most are great: Health care, dental benefits, generous paid vacation, paid sabbatical after five years, vision care, disability, limited life insurance. Not so good: maternity benefits
What are some of the best things about your team at World Resources Institute - WRI?
Passionate, talented, well-rounded, connected
What needs to change to make the company culture better at World Resources Institute - WRI?
More realistic about what can be done, work-life balance needs to be acknowleged
What does the leadership team at World Resources Institute - WRI need to get better at?
Communication
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at World Resources Institute - WRI?
Burnout. Mixed messages about our purpose -- great research or deep engagement outside -- with little to no acknowledgement of the tradeoffs
What is the best part about your compensation package at World Resources Institute - WRI?
good benefits
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Should I work at World Resources Institute - WRI?
41% of World Resources Institute - WRI employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 24% are neutral and 35% would not recommend working at World Resources Institute - WRI to their friends.
| 41% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 24% | Passive |
| 35% | Detractors |
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Recently Asked Questions about working at World Resources Institute - WRI
- What part of World Resources Institute - WRI's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
- Does World Resources Institute - WRI have any remote positions?
- How's the vacation policy at World Resources Institute - WRI?
- How does World Resources Institute - WRI make decisions around promotions?
- How's the work life balance at World Resources Institute - WRI?
