Human Rights Watch reviews

Another intern in the Development Division was overworked, often worked through lunch for an unpaid internship. This was my first internship, so I was unclear as to the leeway I had in doing certain things, such as contacting government officials to get contact information of certain people for an upcoming report. I like clear, professional lines in the sand between me and my supervisor, especially starting out. My associate and her supervisors were really nice, but I would get mixed signals when we were joking around as if not at work and then suddenly we're back in office mode and I'm being asked for this and that. Was my associate a friend or my superior coworker?

Senior leadership is overwhelmingly myopic and self-serving. New leaders try to make changes, but it happens inconsistently and largely based on the loudest voices in the room/last complaint they received. People stay in "acting"/"interim" roles for extended periods of time with minimal support or oversight. Staff who play by the rules, by and large, lose the race, while staff who promote themselves and cut corners get promoted and recognized.