1.0
29 Jun 2026
Supportive coworkers, but toxic management and culture
Former employee, more than 1 year
Washington, DC
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Good pay and benefits and able to work with lgbtq people. Great coworkers who were passionate about the mission.
Cons
The ED supports directors who do minimal work and point fingers at staff who all work hugely without supervision. Directors blame front line staff, and ED is out of touch with the mission. SMYAL has a terrible work place culture and as queer person who is black I brought issues relating to racism to HR and to ED and eventually left because I felt there was a backlash. My division YDCE was not catered to queer people of color. A lot of the videos and things asked of people are very performative and staff have little feedback. Management operates at a high school level and the org is running into the ground.
