Good as a First Job Out of College, No Real Opportunities for a Career - Program Instructor Close Up Foundation Employee Review

Getting to work with students from all over the country and have a hand in shaping them to be more active and informed political citizens Great upward mobility, and lots of room to grow in the organization.

The pay is rough for living in DC/DMV area Pretty long hours of active work on your feet, often over 45-50 a week

Good mission and great students. You get to see DC's sites and encourage students to learn and share their perspectives on current issues. Some of these conversations and lessons are insightful and give me hope for the future.

High turnover, regularly 12+ hour days, instructors AND students are exhausted by the schedule and lack of breaks, poor compensation for the time and energy instructors commit, and lack of communication between management and the instructors who actually lead programs on the ground. They cannot and should not promise that their employees will find work in the area after their contract ends. These problems have existed for years and have not been addressed, meaning they are cyclical and intentional.