The work has potential, but the workplace is messy - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij B Lab

3,0
7 mrt 2022
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

It's a unique opportunity to work with people around the world. You'll have passionate coworkers who really care about the work they're doing and are just cool people. There's potential to do interesting work on a global scale, which is a great resume builder and stepping stone to future opportunities. This could be worth taking a job at B Lab as long as you avoid expecting too much and probably don't expect to stay long. Excellent benefits and pay isn’t terrible for mid/senior roles at least by non-profit standards.

Minpunten

On paper B Lab seems like a dream job, which is a shame because the reality is that the issues shared by other reviewers are so prevalent that it distracts from that potential. The organization is so disorganized and poorly managed that I believe it actually affects the quality of the work employees are able to do and thereby limits B Lab’s credibility and value. The management team is generally nice, but they don't seem willing or capable of digging out of the mess. The same cultural issues were present when I started and barely changed during the time I worked there, despite how often it was discussed. Leaders always say they are "working on it" but the results of that work seem negligible. At best this makes for a frustrating experience. At worst, I know of several former employees (myself included) who have been scarred by their experience working here long after leaving, some from especially awful experiences reporting to people in senior leadership. Their behavior has never been addressed as far as I know. The same small number of people seem to be revered despite their contribution to the toxic culture, poor management skills, or ineffective leadership. It's bad enough that it’s not uncommon for people to leave B Lab without another job lined up because they're too burned out or sick of being mistreated to continue working here. Those who stay eventually decide to just put their heads down and disengage in order to tolerate it. If you do decide to ignore the negative reviews, just make sure you ask in interviews about the current culture, what B Lab is doing for staff related to JEDI, management support (especially if you're applying for a manager role), and what success looks like in your role and what you'll be expected to deliver. Ask for specific examples and question vague answers. Decide for yourself if the answers you receive are satisfying. Trust your instincts if anything seems off and if the expectations seem too high or unclear, know that probably won't improve once you're in the job.

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5,0
4 nov 2025
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Pluspunten

Purpose driven work making a real difference in the world

Minpunten

Challenging network structure creates unnecessary road blocks to progress.

2,0
18 okt 2024
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

* Lots of intelligent and friendly people to work with on the lower-mid level. * Relatively decent flexibility when it comes to work schedule.

Minpunten

Everything B Lab assesses companies for, they fail at miserably. 1. Company lacks any real form of transparency, especially when it comes to salary and upwards movement. 2. Upper management seems to have maintained some level of racist sentiment for years now, unclear why. But if you aren't white, you will always be passed over for promotions or first selected for layoffs. This has been an ongoing theme. 3. Company pays WAY under market rate. There are no bonuses, and benefits are a joke. Good luck ever getting a legitimate raise regardless of how you perform. Despite this, upper-management still is making significantly more with very little transparency as to why. Pay cuts at the top level should have been how how this financial crisis was handled, especially since it was due to mismanaging funds for years. 4. Company has been bleeding out money for time now and it shows. This is frustrating as they always maintain a front of "everything is fine". Job security is a constant concern, as you are consistently waiting for the next round of layoffs due to running out of money. 5. They don't even stand for anything anymore. 5-6 years ago you could feel the passion of the company, in the way they spoke, how they actually believed in what they were doing. Sure it was a company and they had to find a balance, but they actually tried. Now they don't care and the standards for certification have dropped to the point that is meaningless. Now it's just about catering to companies that will give the most money. Which is a great short term solution for getting money, but will eventually dilute the B Lab brand and result in even less companies being interested in getting certified. 6. They don't listen....at all. Constant surveys of "What are we doing wrong? What could we be doing better" only to not take any of the advice and keep doing the same thing. It honestly seems like they are just sent out to make people FEEL like they are doing something.

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