Great model, negligent mgmt (including board of directors) - Anonymous employee myAgro Employee Review

1.0
6 Nov 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hard working & intelligent team, great mission and vision, strong model if it were carried out with more rigor

Cons

While I can get into the details about my personal experience involving lack of respect, trust, strategy, or communication -- this would only fall on deaf ears, which to me is absolutely the problem. As an executive, I should have been interviewed by the board after my quick departure, and the same goes for the many many others who also left at this time -- all citing poor treatment by the same individual. The fact that I'm continuing to hear from other now-former employees who feel they took a very poor career step by coming to what seems like an amazing organization is the only reason I'm writing this review. I have no faith anything is going to change so long as the same leaders are in charge. Unfortunately, many of the negative reviews here are spot-on (HR pressures staff to write positive reviews) and this is evident soon after you begin working at myAgro. This dysfunctional nature of upper management is unlike anywhere else I've worked, and this trickles down to a very frustrated and exhausted team that lacks trust for the organization as a whole. There is so much potential for myAgro, so much funding pouring in because of the clear value-add as a social enterprise (which actually fringes on some legal issues, but that's not what this review is about), but if it continues to be run in such a poor manner, tons of money will continue to be wasted on trying to fix it.

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5.0
15 Jul 2019
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Pros

The organization attracts and hires employees who are very talented and kind, who take the mission to heart, and I am so grateful to have such a positive and inspiring work environment. The work is challenging, and as we are growing, there are always new challenges. All myAgro employees are given the opportunity to grow through a professional development plan that is supported by their manager. I have seen colleagues promoted and or even move to a different department based on acquiring new skills. As a remote employee, I cherish the annual trips to West Africa to connect in person with teammates and visit the field to see our mission in action.

Cons

The organization culture values results, sometimes at the cost of building sustainable systems. This "just get it done" attitude can be frustrating and counter-productive to building a scalable model. I have read negative reviews on this site about our founder. Personally, I find her to be ambitious, brilliant, inspiring and charming. With that ambition, she can come off as demanding, and those working for her as a direct report should be confident in challenging her ideas and sometimes saying "no".

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4.0
15 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work life Balance great benefits Supporting Teams Great Mission

Cons

Low salaries compared to other companies

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