Hypocritical leadership and toxic work environment - Anonymous employee Smart Growth America Employee Review

Colleagues, interesting work, travel opportunities, mission

Work life balance, limited opportunities for growth

There are few organizations that take an interdisciplinary approach to solving built environment challenges, and SGA's staff has diverse expertise to learn from and collaborate with. The organization takes on different projects in communities across the US and allows for exposure to great planning and community engagement projects.

There is a lack of transparency and flexibility within the organization, and the values of the external work we carry are not reflected internally. The organization relies on early career professionals and interns to do key research and project execution, while directors and above are more focused on fundraising and speaking engagements. There is no development team, and the internal systems lack organization and clarity.