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Ticker Symbol Entity Name As Of Date Review Url Logo Company Author Title Author Location Author Country Summary Description PROs CONs Recommends Value Recommends Description Outlook Value Outlook Description CEO Review Value CEO Review Description Helpful Count Rating: Overall Rating: Work/Life Balance Rating: Culture & Values Rating: Career Opportunities Rating: Comp & Benefits Rating: Senior Management Rating: Diversity & Inclusion Company Id Company URL Advice to Management Not Helpful Count Employer Responses Employer Status Is featured? Is current job? Job Ending Year Length of Employment Company Website Company Industry Id Company Sector Id Date Added Date Updated Company Name Sector Industry
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 Jan 16th, 2021 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Campaign Organizer Washington, DC We Get Results Strong Benefits, Team Environment, Ample Financial Resources, Expert Staff, Paid Internships, Meaningful Campaigns Unrealistically High Expectations, Lengthy Review Processes, Lackluster Diversity and Inclusion Policies 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 1.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 267467 Open Invest in Leadership Training, Distribute Management Responsibilities, Streamline Review Processes, Increase Employee Compensation 0.0 [{"countHelpful": 0, "languageId": "eng", "userJobTitle": "Global HR Manager", "__typename": "EmployerResponse", "originalLanguageId": null, "id": 2988511, "responseDateTime": "2021-02-01T05:16:30.6", "translationMethod": null, "response": "Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback and your efforts towards our mission. We are pleased to read that you appreciate the benefits offered and the team-oriented environment we strive to build. We take note of your advice and will continue to improve in the areas you highlighted. We invite you to speak directly with anyone in HR or our leadership about your concerns. If you prefer to communicate your concerns to HR or our leadership anonymously, we invite you to do so using the EthicsPoint hotline or Oceana\u2019s voice, which are available to current employees. \n\nThe HR team.", "responseOriginal": null, "countNotHelpful": 0}] REGULAR No Yes 2.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 Jan 9th, 2021 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Marine Scientist Washington, DC Pop Purpose, motivation, challenge driven, good pay Can be se sexist sometimes 2.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 267467 Open 0.0 [{"countHelpful": 0, "languageId": "eng", "userJobTitle": "Global HR Manager", "__typename": "EmployerResponse", "originalLanguageId": null, "id": 2988509, "responseDateTime": "2021-02-01T05:15:42.143", "translationMethod": null, "response": "Thank you for your feedback and your efforts towards our mission. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive environment. This is clearly expressed in our Code of Ethics and our whistleblower process is here to help ensure that we live up to our commitments. We encourage you \u2013 and any member of the Oceana team - to contact HR and alert us if you notice such behaviors. If you prefer to communicate your concerns anonymously, we invite you to do so using the EthicsPoint hotline or Oceana\u2019s voice, which are available to current employees.\t\n\nthe HR team.", "responseOriginal": null, "countNotHelpful": 0}] REGULAR No Yes 0.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 Nov 13th, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Manager London, England great people are awesome every day location could be more central yes 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 267467 Open nothing 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 2.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 Nov 13th, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Intern Washington, DC Overall a very welcoming and enjoyable company culture The people are great, the office is beautiful. A good place to work as a millennial. Compensation is less than exceptional, but what I expected 1.0 APPROVE 2.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 267467 Open 0.0 [{"countHelpful": 0, "languageId": "eng", "userJobTitle": "Global HR Manager", "__typename": "EmployerResponse", "originalLanguageId": null, "id": 2909363, "responseDateTime": "2020-12-21T07:14:36.02", "translationMethod": null, "response": "Thank you for your feedback. Due to our staff's good work, Oceana\u2019s efforts to preserve and protect the oceans have an impact around the world. We are glad to hear that you had a positive experience with us. We hope that what you have learned at Oceana serves you well. We wish you all the best, and please, do stay in touch.\n\nthe HR team.", "responseOriginal": null, "countNotHelpful": 0}] REGULAR No No 1.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 May 27th, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Intern - Hourly Washington, DC Great organization, not a lot of room for upward mobility among interns/fellows Good supervisors, meaningful work, company values work/life balance Interns and fellows don't have many opportunities to become full-time employees 1.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 267467 Open 0.0 [{"countHelpful": 0, "languageId": "eng", "userJobTitle": "Global HR Manager", "__typename": "EmployerResponse", "originalLanguageId": null, "id": 2642279, "responseDateTime": "2020-06-04T15:02:13.177", "translationMethod": null, "response": "Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Interns provide important contributions to our campaigns, and we try hard to make the experience rewarding for interns. We are glad to hear that you are having a meaningful internship with us. Unfortunately, like other organizations our size, we cannot guarantee full-time work at Oceana at the end of an internship. Sometimes, though, interns are in a position to apply for Oceana job openings that arise, and some of our long-term staff began as interns. I encourage you to monitor our employment page at www.oceana.org for current openings. Also, we\u2019re proud that many Oceana interns and fellows go on to great careers in ocean conservation. Whatever the future holds, we hope that the foundation you formed at Oceana will serve you well \u2013 and that you\u2019ll stay in touch. \n\nthe HR Department.", "responseOriginal": null, "countNotHelpful": 0}] REGULAR No Yes 1.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 May 4th, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Director Washington, DC Great place to work Very smart people on a mission Depends on the department you work on some are badly managed 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 267467 Open Play closer attention to highly rotating teams 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 6.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 May 1st, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Washington, DC Inspiring Mission and Committed to Employees Authentic, caring leaders; committed to supporting employees; business-like approach to getting results; good benefits; strong financial position Internal communications needs attention; a few poor leaders need to be addressed 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 1.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 267467 Open 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 6.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 Mar 4th, 2020 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Campaign Manager Washington, DC Dedicated, focused and effective A group of dedicated staff that are committed to protecting our oceans Oceana has a proven approach to its work. New staff that don't understand or appreciate how Oceana works are often frustrated 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 267467 Open 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 20.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 Nov 26th, 2019 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Washington, DC The free goldfish crackers weren't enough to keep me happy Good mission and causal work environment are the only things keeping this place afloat. -Extremely poor communication across the organization There is a lack of respect and teamwork between departments. Secrecy between departments is encouraged vs diplomacy. This leads to poor project management, metrics management, and individual needs of staff to be taken care of. The CEO and C-Suite does not update staff on the strategic plan of the organization – instead they spend their time telling staff how wonderful the board members are. Not only does this harm strategic planning and individual roles it also harms the work life of staff who are left in the dark and pitted against each other. -Lack of vision On the surface Oceana has a good mission. Implementation and pathways to achieve that mission are horrible. The organization is stagnant. From the director level and up there are individuals who have been promoted beyond their capabilities or have stayed too long without updating their playbook to achieve results. The organization is so risk adverse that any new idea, particularly from someone young, is immediately looked upon as a risk not worth taking. Oceana’s campaigns are similar to others in the conservation space, yet others are outstripping Oceana in results on the local and national/international levels they work because they bring in a diverse workforce and ask diverse stakeholders to participate in saving the oceans and the natural world. Oceana hasn’t fully won any of its campaigns in years without the help on the ground of their competitors. To win a victory by themselves would mean they took a risk and going it alone and making waves would be too risky. -High turnover Oceana is not so small of an organization that upward mobility shouldn’t be a possibility for junior staff. Staff leave for one of two reasons: no promotional opportunity or frustration with management (comms, strategy, not staying true to the mission). -Dated Professional knowledge, lack of investment in professional development It’s possible to stay in a role for 5+ years and still be good at your job. Not true at Oceana. Most of Oceana’s upper management have been at the organization since it was in its infancy and have failed to remain knowledgeable about the competitive landscape. Others were promoted quickly and beyond their capacity have the privilege of staying in the roles, not meeting goals and having no consequences taken. The only real thing I learned here was that I had more knowledge than my supervisor and to put out dumpster fires caused by the supervisor between they spread to the team or harmed already weak inter departmental relationships. -Board Catering to the board is one thing but allow them to abuse the organization as a showcase in philanthropy to their friends and making it some feel good club where they can go out and eat shark fin soup and climb Machu Pichu isn’t worth the hassle. The board has failed to truly analyze the status of the organization. If they were then they would realize facts and figures are manipulated for their eyes for example the high turnover rate -Favoritism If a VP loves you, you can hide behind them and have your failures go unnoticed and blame your junior staff for wrongdoings. You can be promoted beyond your abilities. -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 DISAPPROVE 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 267467 Open -Reassess the current status of departments. Numbers don’t lie, employee complaints tell a story. Cut out the deadwood and actually work to save the oceans and not favors and paychecks. -Risk keeps things fresh and allows you to know your boundaries. Oceana hasn’t taken a risk in years resulting in a stale message and organizational structure. -Matrix teams or some other form of communication between departments would help to bridge divides and break down silos -Invest money and make it mandatory for all staff to participate in professional development. -Don’t be scared to emulate your competitors just a bit. There are only so many original ideas to save an ocean. 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 2.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers
private:oceana https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=267467 Oct 27th, 2019 12:00AM Open Open Oceana Washington, DC Ineffective Policy Advocacy and Highly problematic Upper Management For the most part, everyone in the office was great to work with, smart, and hard working. The middle level management ("Campaign managers") I worked with were friendly, helpful, and motivating - but this was definitely not the case for all campaigns. The new HQ office location is convenient and modern. Salary is nowhere near market, therefore turnover is more frequent than I've ever experienced. Campaign conservation "goals" were frequently not specific, achievable, nor relevant, The organization markets itself as the largest ocean conservation organization in the world, yet I cannot point to a signal policy "win" achieved by Oceana. After working in the NGO and policy space for years, it's no secret that among the eNGO community, Oceana not thought highly of in terms of respect or effectiveness. Ultimately, the organization is mostly focused on increasing its recognition among celebrities and the general public to raise funding - not to put those resources towards making actual change and influencing public policies. The number of clicks/likes/retweets in no way translates to sound conservation work. Don't be fooled. -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 DISAPPROVE 1.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 267467 Open Value your employees, increase trust, and work on employee retainment. You've hired some highly passionate, smart, and motivated employees, but unfortunately you've created an atmosphere where staff feel ineffective and unappreciated. This is a huge lost opportunity on your part. Its a shame that the organization has the poor reputation it does in DC and it really doesn't have to be that way. Pay your staff what their worth and integrate yourself in the regular office culture. Most staff do not feel supported by upper-level management (VP, President, CEO, etc) and that is because anyone who voices concerns is unequivocally ignored. Your management strategy is harming the organization's reputation, losing passionate staff, and literally doing NOTHING to conserve oceans. 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 1.0 Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Mar 27th, 2021 08:49PM Oceana Food Producers

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