UNICEF reviews

Slow decision making, not easy to step forward

Very bureaucratic and hierarchy-based culture (even when common sense or fairness are not what the rules say, the organization favors the rules and the hierarchy above everything else). Although the organization is very inclusive when it comes to "standard" stereotypes (gender, religion, sexual orientation), there is a non-sense distinction between the "locals" and the "internationals". There is a clear difference, in a meeting you cannot be right if an international says something else than you, they are always right, same with the hierarchy: you cannot know something better than your boss, in their mind, it is just impossible. Felt like whenever we were asked about anything, it was always just for the "show", just so they could write in a report or present somewhere that they did ask. Leadership is poor, and there are decisions that do not make sense, selections for assignments and promotions are almost always depend on who you're friends with.