Pros
The people I worked with
Cons
It is quite humorous to see a few positive reviews peppered in here, blaming former employees for their anger. Sounds a lot like gaslighting to me, doesn't it? I know that Guild's exec team asks their golden children to write positive reviews to drown out the numerous negative ones in order to hide what is happening here. I mean, isn't it poetic that a company with this [white savior] mission of saving the world would rather try to drown out the voices of their employees than actually listen and make changes? So for those of you writing positive reviews that call out those of us with very valid criticism, good job I guess? Does it make you feel better to know that you are trying to silence people with real concerns? Human beings who were actually mistreated? Maybe you weren't, but just because you didn't experience something doesn't mean it didn't happen. I feel like we are too old to be learning that lesson. Listen, a lot of the people Guild has recruited are amazing. I have never had more fun with a group of people than the ones I worked with at Guild. I was able to flex my schedule to be home for caretaking responsibilities. It wasn't all bad for me. But the bad stuff was bad enough. I worked under dictatorial people who loved to flex their power just to say that they could. I have witnessed several situations in which employees of color were being discriminated against AND had managers that were actively racist towards them. Guess what? The EMPLOYEES are no longer at Guild, but those managers sure are. White corporate leadership is allowed in all ERG spaces, "allies" are allowed in all ERG spaces, effectively making it a supervisory situation where no one is ever truly safe. As for the mission: it is a sham. Benefits have gotten worse and worse for the people we serve. Guild, in conjunction with employer partners, have been whittling down ed packages so employers can pay less and less. Personal example: In a team onsite we were reviewing profiles of students that were not succeeding in their program. They were all women. They were all parents. They were all frontline workers. We named that perhaps that is an indicator that there is an (surprise surprise) imbalance and inaccessibility for women caregivers in education. A VERY large proportion of Guild's user base are women with children. Based on our "mission", we should be addressing that problem and finding ways to support frontline caregivers with stronger education options. We were told "No. That is not the answer. The answer is that these people shouldn't probably be in school." LOL UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITY FOR WHO THEN GUILD? I am over reviewers here saying we are "disgruntled". Like okay great job being a corporate sellout? Are you so excited to rest your head at night and say "wow I am so glad I tried to silence people with real and valid and problematic concerns?" We existed in the cesspool of toxic positivity and fake DEI initiatives that is Guild for YEARS. I think we are speaking not only from experience, but from expertise. So if you are going to try to spend time, I don't know, lying to change Guild and Bijal's image, maybe leave us out of it? If that is your only rebuttal, it's pretty weak and pathetic. Maybe come to the table with actual evidence. Is Guild profitable? Is Guild reaching goals set in contracts with employers? Is Guild improving on all the culture surveys? Is Guild onboarding tons of new employers and revolutionizing education? Is Guild serving more and more members (actively in school)? There must be a reason you are coming for us instead of, I don't know, speaking to how great Guild is doing. If you are applying for a job here, don't.