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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Sep 3rd, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Challenging Work with Meaning but Struggles in Leadership and Support
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-Meaningful Work: This organization is truly dedicated to making a positive impact. If you're looking for a place where you can engage in meaningful work that aligns with your values, this is it. The mission is noble, and you'll have a sense of purpose in what you do.
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-Endless Workload: The workload can be overwhelming. There's no such thing as a 9-to-5 job here. The demands are constant, and it often feels like the amount of work is never-ending. -Unsupportive Leadership: The leadership team can be quite challenging to work with. They have a tendency to change their minds frequently, which can be frustrating. Additionally, the last-minute requests that come in, often to support disorganized leaders, can be stressful. It feels like you're constantly juggling tasks and trying to meet urgent deadlines. -Vindictive Attitudes: Unfortunately, there is a noticeable level of vindictiveness within the organization coming from a couple of leaders. This can create a toxic work environment, and it's disheartening to see in an organization that claims to support positive values. -Lack of Support for BIPOC Leaders: Despite preaching support for BIPOC communities, there's a clear lack of support for BIPOC leaders within the organization. The white fragility present here is a significant issue that needs to be addressed promptly. The promised benefits for leaders, such as access to career coaching, are notably absent, leaving leaders without the resources they were assured of. Budget Constraints: The organization's primary focus on fundraising means that budgets for execution are often small.
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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2.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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367166
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Open
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Open
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Sep 3rd, 2023 10:57PM
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Sep 3rd, 2023 10:57PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Aug 20th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Analyst
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This Place Has More Turnovers Than a Bakery
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Pretense of Impact and Concern
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Terrible Leadership and Hypocritical leadership
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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367166
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Open
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The Board should fire the CEO
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Open
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Aug 20th, 2023 07:33PM
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Aug 20th, 2023 07:33PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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May 26th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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They don’t have enough resources, manpower, or knowledge to accomplish their mission. Employees suffer.
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Help small business owners with unique ideas
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They overwork absolutely everyone from employees to interns. They need cheap labor so it doesn’t matter what your position is, if you’re full-time or contractor, brand new or been there forever, they will pile it on until you’re drowning with little to no training and maintain the expectation that you will get it all done. And then they will have conversations about you, and with you, regarding why you’re not keeping up with the work… of course, they will do so in a nice, passive aggressive way. Their goal is admirable, and they will preach work life balance all day to the businesses they support, but it means nothing because they don’t have the resources or money to create that balance for their own employees.
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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367166
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Open
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0.0
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PART_TIME
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No
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No
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2.0
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Open
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May 28th, 2023 10:37AM
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May 28th, 2023 10:37AM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Nov 15th, 2022 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Applicant
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Very disoragnized in back-end operation
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They seem pleasant and must have a great PR team.
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Appearance is good but substance is lacking. Don't think they care. Took them 3 weeks to say that they couldn't approve loan because of debt but only debt we have is paying our roaster, who is cool with us and is actually a friend of ours. So not sure where that information was extracted.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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367166
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Open
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Have better customer service
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0.0
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FREELANCE
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No
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No
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0.0
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Open
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Nov 15th, 2022 04:18PM
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Nov 15th, 2022 04:18PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Oct 7th, 2022 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Analyst
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Oakland, CA
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Great place to Work
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Feeling of accomplishment in helping small businesses
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No cons at this time
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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367166
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Open
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Open
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Oct 11th, 2022 07:31PM
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Oct 11th, 2022 07:31PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Mar 11th, 2022 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Analyst
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Oakland, CA
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Leave PCV Alone
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Get to work with many great people
Solid Benefits
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Please read below if:
You are considering working for PCV because of its stated commitment to DEI and BIPOC Communities or
Want to understand the culture and turnover at PCV;
On the surface, PCV seems like a wonderful place to work for those who care about advancing DEI and BIPOC entrepreneurship. And in fairness to most of my current and former coworkers, they are in fact about this mission. So when you have resignations just about every month from multiple analysts, associates, managers, associate directors, directors and C-level team members across the majority of PCV teams over the past year and a half, including a few recent hires who were only with the organization for a few months, that should tell you something isn’t right.
When speaking to us about the turnover at staff meetings, our CEO repeatedly attributes it to organizational restructuring and individual non-alignment with her DEI agenda. Beyond the fact the latter is a dishonest insinuation against the character of former employees who are, thus, not able to defend themselves, this explanation falls flat. This is because the recent turnover includes individuals who had strong DEI track records and were hired to advance her restructuring efforts.
The problem at PCV is our CEO. Many of us consider her to be narcissistic, insecure and vindictive. I can imagine that this is the result of a few things. First, any form of disagreement being taken personally-making collaboration, a stated PCV value, non-existent. Second, she makes every conversation about her, driving many into silence when talking about the negative impacts of her decisions on their work flows and work life balance. Third, she is not self-aware nor self-accountable.However, she is quick to hold everyone else accountable for her failings-including compelled engagement in professional development workshops that are only needed for her. Fourth, she is abusive and comes across as a bully in the way she talks to people, having made multiple current and former coworkers cry in the process.
These issues are compounded by her questionable integrity. An example of this can be seen with her withholding information about a potential COVID outbreak for an in person retreat during the Omicron outbreak which many coworkers had expressed concern over.
Programmatically, the organization is focused on creating a Good Jobs Innovation Lab to to help early-stage employers better support their employees. Advancing workers rights is a good thing to be sure. However, if the focus is on advancing BIPOC entrepreneurs, and most are solopreneurs as shown by our own and industry based data, then why is this Lab the focus? Staff has been chastised and dressed down in front of their colleagues for asking this question-being told we are too in the weeds. It seems as if we are treating BIPOC entrepreneurs as test subjects and marketing tools for funding purposes . BIPOC communities are repeatedly subjected to this practice-and are sick of this behavior. More importantly, for a company which preaches DEI, this practice is not equitable-
Additionally, can an organization really push a Good Jobs agenda like this without taking care of its own employees first? Beyond what I previously shared about the CEO making staff cry, the wages and benefits have been significantly less than industry and Bay Area non-profit standards. Also, when she actively avoids discussing and sharing data with staff about internal salary and wages, it convinces all of us she has something to hide-and we all discuss salary among each other anyway. The information that came out of these conversations led many other former coworkers of mine to leave and many current colleagues to look for better opportunities.
There are many great organizations to work for if you care about DEI and BIPOC Entrepreneurship. Due to what comes off as self-serving, rude and poverty pimping behavior by the CEO, PCV is not one of them. Changing that requires the Board to change CEOs.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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367166
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Open
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New leadership is needed
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Mar 14th, 2022 01:19PM
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Mar 14th, 2022 01:19PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Feb 16th, 2022 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Analyst
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North Spearfish, SD
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Analyst
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Great work culture that's conducive to growth
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I can't really shout out any cons
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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367166
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Open
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Feb 17th, 2022 03:41PM
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Feb 17th, 2022 03:41PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Oct 8th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Far from walking the talk
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- good networking space with fun interesting people who live the mission
- has a reputation in the community
- antiracist/dei trainings
- flexibility and work life balance
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- not as flat of an organization as claims to be, extremely hierarchical
- leadership makes decisions without input from staff and can't take feedback maturely
- lack of equity in workload, compensation, and recognition
- CEO lacks professionalism
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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2.0
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5.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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367166
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Open
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Pull through with promises made to staff, stay community-focused in all ways, own up to mistakes/shortcomings to grow
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Oct 9th, 2021 12:37PM
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Oct 9th, 2021 12:37PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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Sep 27th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Oakland, CA
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Great Place for Networking
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1) Everyone at PCV pretty much shares the mission.
2) Open discussions around DEI topics.
3)You will get a chance to attend conferences where you’ll network and meet community members and small business owners.
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It seems to most that leadership doesn’t care about the thoughts and ideas of their employees. When there were SIX departures happening back to back the transition plan was non existent for the most part, and there have been no raises/ promotions/ opportunities for growth- instead passive comments made about those who decide to transition out of the org.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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3.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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5.0
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367166
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Open
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1. Grow the talent you have
2. Listen to your employees
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Sep 28th, 2021 02:40PM
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Sep 28th, 2021 02:40PM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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private:pacificcommunityventures
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=367166
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May 5th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Pacific Community Ventures
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Staff Member
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Oakland, CA
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An Organization in Transition
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A mission driven organization where great people come together to turn big thoughts into strong action.
Good benefits and strong pay. The work is exciting and genuinely interesting for those who care about community development.
Strong career advancement and networking opportunities for those interested in community development and CDFI work.
Genuinely fun and empathetic work culture despite the structural flaws.
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Leadership and the board have not managed large transitions well. The former CEO announced her retirement with 30 days notice In the Fall of 2019 and did not have a healthy transition plan, at least from the staff perspective. The board had already chosen a present sitting board member in their own interview process to be the next CEO. There was a 90 "transition period" in which the new CEO wasn't appropriately onboarded and there was no effort made from the board to have a proper internal transition and discuss the new direction of the organization with staff. The burden of onboarding and transitioning programs to align with the new CEO’s vision feel entirely on staff without any guidance from the board. Since then, the Managing Director of Impact Measurement and Management -1 of 3 in the leadership team- resigned out of the blue with no prior notice to staff and thus leaving the team in flux.
Generally, staff doesn’t feel comfortable sharing openly our concerns with leadership and the lack of general focus that seems to have become a mainstay of our organization. Staff was never consulted or included in two of the largest transitions in the organization’s recent history and as a result managing our programs has become more difficult despite the external metrics and perceptions of success.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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2.0
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5.0
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5.0
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2.0
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5.0
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367166
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Open
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Allow for genuine and anonymous feedback so that we can grow as an organization and avoid pushing staff out and creating instability. Staff needs an avenue to be able to raise concerns with leadership and the board in a way that is effective.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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May 6th, 2021 02:52PM
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Jun 30th, 2021 11:50AM
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Pacific Community Ventures
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