Dedicated and effective non-profit with a strongly public-focused mission - Director of Banking Policy Better Markets Employee Review

5.0
13 Feb 2023
Recommend
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Pros

It was motivating to be part of the Better Markets mission of serving the public interest in banking and financial markets, especially because they have the most influential voice among public advocacy organizations in this space. That clearly was because of their hardworking staff and subject matter experts, one of which I was happy to be for nearly two years. I was able to learn every day from the subject matter experts, other staff, and the CEO about numerous financial regulatory issues and policies as well as what makes effective advocacy. The breadth of issues I was able to cover and opportunities to shape the public dialogue kept me engaged and motivated. If you care about the public interest in the financial industry, this is a great place to work.

Cons

The breadth of issues can be challenging at times, but as I said it is motivating and kept me engaged.

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5.0
12 Sept 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

1) Great pay for a non-profit 2) You get to work with smart, dedicated people who are truly trying to make a difference 3) You get to work on an issue on the side of policy making that almost no other organization works 4) Transparency 5)The organization is in a growing phase, which provides a lot of individual growth opportunity 6) Cross-team collaboration 7) Accessible CEO 8) Never a dull moment, especially under this administration

Cons

1) No commuter benefits (all other benefits are great)

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Better Markets Response
6y
We greatly appreciate your feedback! We are happy to report that we have taken your feedback into consideration and are adding commuter benefits this fall.
1.0
7 Apr 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great workers with lots of embodied knowledge

Cons

The nonprofit's entire mission and work is entirely compromised by the unnecessarily toxic, authoritarian structure, domineered by a paranoid CEO Fake Glassdoor reviews written in the CEO's voice A quick way to waste time and lose out on other opportunities They almost fired a new employee for taking *days* of paternity leave, ended up firing him several months later. Do yourself a favor and avoid at all costs.

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Better Markets Response
7mo
We take all feedback seriously, but this did not happen. We have never had anyone on staff in a situation like the one described. In fact, we have one Research Associate, and he has been with us for more than four years. Not only has no one been denied/discouraged from taking paternity leave, but many staff members have fully availed themselves of this benefit over the years, which we made more generous this past year. Better Markets is committed to progressive employee policies, including generous sick leave and fully supported paternity and family leave. Rather than making life decisions like employment based on anonymous attacks, we would encourage any prospective employee to review our benefits and speak directly with our team members (who average five years of tenure) to learn more about our mission-driven organization and workplace.
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