AccessNow Reviews

3.2

59% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Brett Solomon

44% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

AccessNow has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AccessNow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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17 reviews
4.0
25 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Treat well human being. Invest well in their staff.

Cons

Became a little bit caohetic as they grew in the last 2-3 years

1.0
21 Jun 2023

Access No

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Cause-oriented non-profit where you feel like the work you're making will improve the lives of marginalized and disenfranchised communities. But there are better organizations out there to do that.

Cons

Junior staffers are set up to fail. Management had no patience to train junior staffer and places unrealistic expectations on how quickly you should pick up organization standards, which aren't that organized to begin with. Management doesn't honor full-time terms of your employment and treats new hires like disposable interns. Not open to new ideas or approaches, organization standards are kept stodgy and out of date. Managers give instructions but when junior staffers comply, they blame junior staffers when it isn't exactly how they pictured it and get agitated after deciding they should do it themselves, without bothering to explain to junior staffers why it should be a certain way. No security or safety net for junior staffers. Managers have mediocre standards and punish junior staffers for doing things differently. Phony sense of cultural camraderie; who thinks it's a good idea to get everyone to stand from their desks in a yoga circle in the middle of an afternoon full of deadlines? Not even managers are discreet in conduct; in one instance, two managers--a man and woman--got into a shouting match in front of the CEO. CEO told off the woman manager to "not to engage" while not saying anything to male manager. Bad managers are a reflection of hiring practices from the top. Direct manager didn't bother with nurturing new hire past four weeks; reached out to speak with senior manager for concerns about own performance, only to find out I was getting fired. Contract said "full-time employee", not "contractual" or "probationary." Human rights organization.

4.0
8 Nov 2025

Mission driven organization

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Incredibly smart and passionate colleagues with global representation. Many perks such as org pause days and flexible remote work set up.

Cons

A lot more drama at work than I am used to. Doesn't feel that there is a lot of room for growth.

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