Committed development professionals - Anonymous employee DAI Employee Review

4.0
Sep 8, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Committed staff in the home office and in project offices worldwide dedicated to improving the lives of others and to thinking of new and better ways to design and implement projects. Collaborative environment.

Cons

Executive leadership seems disconnected from day to day operations which can dampen morale among those doing the day to day work. No clear talent management or talent retention program.

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Cons

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Pros

Strong culture of integrity. Absolutely spectacular colleagues. Super interesting work.

Cons

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