Toxic work environment masked as “people focused” - Anonymous employee The Intern Group Employee Review

2.0
30 Sept 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people above anything else. In my two years at The Intern Group, it was evident that my fellow coworkers, accomplished in their own right, displayed their passion and commitment to TIG not just at their peak, but even during times of hardship. I’ve never worked with such a dedicated group who would do anything to achieve TIGs vision of making international education accessible to everyone.

Cons

Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for leadership with regards to sticking by their values. Occasionally bad metrics or conversion rates many teams blocked team members from growing within the company. But those who had glowing performance suffered even more, and were blocked from exploring other career paths. In my time, having the highest conversion rate within the sales team kept me from moving into other roles because “it was too detrimental to the team.” On multiple occasions I was blocked out of a role or passed over for someone with less experience and knowledge of the company. When things took a downturn starting pre pandemic, the micromanaging increased. At one point the CEO would log into the sales teams accounts to review and edit email. Performance improvement plans were just a sign that you would be fired from the company but them covering their mismanagement.

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The Intern Group Response
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Hi, This is Rebecca Lipkowitz from the People Team. I agree with you that we have the most amazing people in our global team. It's incredible to work with such passionate people who are committed to helping people realize their potential. I do want to add that we are very careful to follow all legal procedures in each local country across our global team. I'm sorry to read this part of your review- please reach out to me directly at rebecca@theinterngroup.com so we can resolve any doubts you have. I sincerely hope I hear from you!

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