Pros
Incredibly talented, hard-working colleagues making a difference in the world of social protection. Free lunch (but only a 30 minute lunch break)
Kontras
From day one, working at Development Pathways raised red flags. From the inappropriate and negative comments shared by the CEO and his wife, who heads HR, about other colleagues, to the trench warfare-like atmosphere of colleagues venting to each other to find a brief respite from the high levels of anxiety, burnout, staff turnover and workload. Some senior leaders did the best to shield junior staff from the CEO's tendency to point fingers whenever things went wrong and their insistance on focusing on the bad rather than taking a reflective, lessons learned approach. It is ironic that an organisation working to embed inclusive social protection systems is characterised by discrimination, blatant favouritism, bullying, questionable workplace practices and toxic behaviour which anyone would be shocked to encounter in a 21st Century work environment.