Toxic leadership - Anonymous employee Jannus Employee Review

1.0
2 Jun 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Close to downtown Boise, nice building

Cons

poor management, hostile environment, too much promotion of company and not enough promotion of programs

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Jannus Response
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On behalf of Jannus, we very much appreciate feedback from current and former employees regarding their experience at Jannus and encourage that feedback in a variety of ways. In November 2017, we conducted an employee survey where we asked staff why they work at Jannus. We received a significant number of comments (more than half of the staff who participated in the survey provided a comment) quite different from the comments posted above. Comments ranged from “Jannus is an organization filled with remarkable, mission-driven, smart people doing remarkable, rewarding work. I love working here.” to “I love coming to work. The passion Jannus employees have is contagious and inspiring and there is so much respect for one another’s work. The only thing better is to see the actual CHANGE that takes place in people’s lives as a result of the work. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever been a part of.” If you’re considering applying for a position with Jannus or would like to learn more about Jannus and our programs, see our website at www.jannus.org. Our administrative team contact information is available under Staff. We’d love to hear from you!

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