General Assembly

"More than so many companies, GA walks the walk when it comes to treating womxn fairly and creating policies to promote true equity among it's staff. If you're able to navigate ambiguity, build and maintain complex systems (i.e. roster management, forecasting, course trackers) by hand, and are extremely politically savvy (on top of the skillset required for your role) you'll excel! If that's not what you want from an organization, despite great benefits for womxn, look elsewhere. "

"You will be underpaid for the amount of work you take on. The Enterprise vs Consumer rivalry is a weird environment to be in and was stoked by the former CEO. However, because of the sheer amount and variety of work you're taking on, you'll have a vast wealth of experience you can parlay into a MUCH better job elsewhere. Also the people are amazing -- the individual teams are so supportive internally (maybe not cross-functionally). There's a reason why former GA employees tend to congregate together into the same companies after they leave (Shopify, Zeta, Amazon, etc)"

"There are plenty of women in leadership positions. However, they do not hire within often. "

"I was advised several years ago that GA is not a good place to work, especially for women. I ignored that and joined GA because of the mission and brand. I should have listened to her. The nepotism and politics are impossible to navigate and there is data to back up men get preferential treatment for both promotions & raises. "

"Overall it's a great place to work, with tons of extremely talented, hard-working women throughout the company, though there aren't enough women at the C level, or on the engineering team. GA as a whole is extremely inclusive but some leadership can be tone deaf about D&I issues. Have not experienced any kind of sexual harassment or discrimination. There are quite a few women who have gone on maternity leave since I've been here; from what I've seen there is support from them, and have seen some promoted after returning (i.e., it does not seem to hold women back from success at the company)."