Toxic work environment - Anonymous employee First 5 LA Employee Review

Great team environment, learning atmosphere, cutting work, remote work, work life balance.

Government agency restrictions on creativity.

Benefits and pay Mission-driven team

Working at First 5 LA has always been hard - big aspirations and a declining revenue source. But working there is even harder because of new leadership. Over the past couple years the organization was working to be more inclusive and to embrace equity. Now there’s a new Executive Director, and key senior leaders have left, and the place is terrible. A culture of fear. All top down decision making. No care or concern for employee expertise and experience or community engagement. All the power is centralized in a couple of people and a few consultants. And even though the organization is losing money and making cuts, we’re spending money on new office furniture and paint and plants. You can’t make this stuff up.