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168 reviews
3.0
25 Feb 2025

Could be better

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Pros

- flexible working - Great people - Great mission

Cons

Low pay, frequent lay offs, lack of job progression. There have been so many lay offs that all teams are severely over worked and it is a struggle to get anything done as no one has capacity

2.0
4 Mar 2025

Awesome mission, questionable leadership

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Pros

-Awesome mission of helping people change or up-skill careers -Remote-first environment, good healthcare benefits -There are genuinely good and smart people supporting learners

Cons

-C-suite leadership is completely out of touch -Lots of turnover at the middle management level -No company culture, very low morale

4.0
2 Feb 2026
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Pros

Mission-driven company with a strong focus on education and career change • Smart, passionate colleagues who genuinely care about students • Opportunity to work with people from diverse backgrounds and industries • Fast-paced environment where you can learn a lot quickly

Cons

Frequent organizational changes and shifting priorities • Workload can be high, especially during peak program periods • Communication between leadership and staff could be clearer • Compensation doesn’t always match expectations for the level of responsibility

3.0
5 May 2026
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- Amazing team culture that is rare. Colleagues are all skilled, smart, understanding and hard working. - Work environment is flexible but people still get things done. - It is a great place to build connections and meet a like-minded community

Cons

- Decisions are often made by global management without communicating clearly to the team. - Pay does not match the workload.

4.0
1 Mar 2025

Good place to work

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Pros

Kind People Rewarding Teaching Work

Cons

Can be disorganized if teaching contract isn't thought through or material isn't ready

3.0
4 Dec 2024
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The culture at GA is warm and welcoming and the people are very kind.

Cons

They do not value excellence for their sales employees, Their commissions structure is broken. Canadians selling into an American market are paid 30% less than their American colleagues for no reason other than they are Canadian. Additionally on the vast majority of things you sell

3.0
26 July 2024
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Pros

Getting to work alongside talented people who care about its mission of placing people into tech jobs. 100% remote and autonomy in how you can create your schedule.

Cons

Lack of transparency from leadership about its business decisions. Layoffs were commonplace during my time there - no stability.

3.0
29 Oct 2024
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Pros

Great community of people to work with

Cons

Management not efficient for instructor role, as they can't provide feedback due to not being engineers

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