Centre For Wildlife Studies Reviews

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A vibrant organisation, with many dedicated people working towards the cause of environment and wildlife conservation. The organisation has been a pioneer in wildlife science and continues to helm the field with scientific research and also diversified into education, community engangement.

Dislikes

None as of now

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Starting my journey as a full time (post college) has been an enriching experience, particularly in understanding the workings of the conservation space. I've been lucky to have experienced mentors who taught me a lot. Leveraging my writing and design abilities, I've honed my skills in responsible communication practices. However, the highlight has been the individuals I've encountered within the CWS team. Their support and diverse personalities have been invaluable sources of learning and friendship. Working within a compact team structure has afforded me into various facets of media and communication, for which I am thankful....Read More

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I do wish I had the opportunity to see where our work goes and to visit the field as it was something that excited me to take up the job.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Approachability, Cross functional interactions, appreciation and feedback culture, dedication of the team, emphasis on independent work, ownership and accountability of our projects which allows for creativity, innovation and trust.

Dislikes

Nothing right now

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

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I’ve enjoyed being apart of the media and outreach team. I’ve collaborated with wonderful researchers and brilliant people who are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They are kind and always enthusiastic about wildlife! I’ve been apart of some very impactful projects which have helped me build my career as a professional illustrator.

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Work can be stressful with deadlines and multitasking. But which job doesn’t have that? Also as a creative I have had burn outs but taking time off is always helpful.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country, Travel Within City.

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The professional way of approach and timely salary and benefits

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Nothing. Just to suggest towards a proper managing in the time during work hours

Work Details

Work policy: Schools and office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

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One can pursue your passion about wildlife and meet some really good people on the field. Trust me when I say good people, I am talking about how down to earth some of these field workers are. They will become family down the line.

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Well we’ll ! I have plethora of things. Though the field workers are really good people and are diverse individuals, the manager level and the doctorate fellowship individuals are the ones ruining the firm. Though I did a lot of research before joining and was assured that the field workers won’t face toxicity as of that in the mainBangalore office, you won’t be spared when these manager level individuals visit you. The managers are hands down demotivated individuals with utmost superiority complex. They won’t slice you at one but keep nitpicking and slowly puncture you. I don’t understand how these people reached such level without basic communication skills. It’s understandable that as a manager you have 100 things and gotta make sure things run smoothly. But in order to things to run smoothly it’s basic to have a healthy way of communication which this organisation lacks. The yearly reviews are a joke as the HR and managers go hand in hand. They sit together reading your reviews and then plan on how to revert back with negativity. Even though your fellow field workers don’t have give any bad review on you, it the managers have a beef with you they ll alter the whole review as per their interests. Your voice will be suppressed and you won’t even know how. The policies of the company are really good but gets blocked due to these incompetent managers. Now if you some how cope up with the about shit. There will be these fellowship individuals who don’t even have proper ethics of how to treat fellow individuals. Imran it’s sad that these people who don’t have empathy towards fellow individuals will work for wildlife conservation. Has to be the joke of the century. Equipped with superiority complex I myself have had very bad experience with one such preying hyena. I had to tolerate him for 30 days when our team visited the main field station. Mind you these individuals are highly educated and hold PhDs in their field, but what’s the use when you don’t have basic manners of how to treat your fellow individual....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Likes

Very nice conservation education work

Dislikes

Very hectic and stressful with targts

Work Details

Work policy: Full time Field work

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

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When it comes to work-life Balance, it is one of the best organizations to work with. Having worked with many orgs before, this org provides strict work times and then you can chill for rest of the day. I have rarely worked beyond office hours. The executive director is prime example of the same on how she manages her work within the office times and rarely asks you to work beyond office hours or weekends. Have been here for more than a year, I have attended two offsites which allowed me to get better understanding of the org, provided learning opportunities through various channels internally and externally opportunities to do more for myself professionally and for the org together. The org invested in me through couple of courses and learning opportunities from outside the org. The people here are amazing, experts in their work and if not are encouraged and provided with all opportunities to become one. The most learning you get are by working with the teams who are in field from both research and conservation areas in the organisation. In all senses, it's an org which encourages you to be more organized, efficient and gives you enough opportunities in the work setting to grow....Read More

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Sometimes being organised is not everyone's cup of tea and when timelines don't meet it becomes difficult to deal with. However, conversations help and management provides all opportunities for us to learn and be better.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

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CWS is a truly inclusive and transparent organization. The planning and efforts that the Senior Management has been putting in helping employees growth is commendable.

Dislikes

CWS could try to scale its operations in different locations in India

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

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The colleagues are amazing. The help you through the difficulties of being at CWS. The people Fellows in the media team, research team and especially the conservation team, are so knowledgeable. They are smart, hardworking people who deserve so much and all the joys this field has to offer. Some lifelong friendships were built here.

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The usual experience at CWS usually starts with a good interview, you express what you're interested in and what you want to do. In return you're promised a lot of opportunities, field work, and growth. After here it pretty much goes downhill. None of those promises come true although you get some "bait fieldwork" in the first 3 months. The organisation is run by a narcissist, with the classic devalue, belittle, extract, exhaust, discard cycle. The initial discomfort of being degraded on the office group calls/meetings, the unnecessarily harsh feedback becomes a regular office day. And if she's in that "zone" where she randomly is angry with you, a few months will suddenly become hell with her nitpicking everything about you till she finds the next target. Twice a year there are fundraising campaigns in CWS where everyone has to raise funds from their own friends and family for CWS. Based on the money you bring you are shamed or praised publicly. All the awards won are based on endless grants the researchers have to write. Everything you cite in your work has to be a Karanth publication. You don't get credit for the data you collected, analyse and write. She is against collaborations with people who don't worship her and will cut your prospects with them too. When you leave you continuously get stalked on social media, linked in and other places. Expect your new boss to get a call from the director, where she tries to sabotage your career. It's happened to several people. Even people who have been waiting to quit her have waited months, carefully planned their goodbyes with gifts and in time to study (so she can't be as angry) and have to navigate tricky circumstances to get a recommendation letter that she ranks people in based on "her expertise of mentoring over 200 people"...Read More

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I went to therapy because of CWS. I was unable to understand the gaslighting the abuse, the reason why all the purpose and passion of working for the environment was slipping away.

Work timings: Strict Timings

Likes

learning, growth, skill-buildling

Dislikes

pay, benefits

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Likes

You get to work with a good set of colleagues who are all dedicated and driven. There is environment and scope for growth

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The top-level management is absolutely toxic. The boss's mood swings every minute and she will expect work from you at any time of the day and night, even when you are on leave. The boss lacks empathy, something I thought I would never say to someone who prominent in the wildlife field. One other person who happens to manage severalprograms is very narcissistic and unreliable. Working for him is like being a deer in the headlights, he'll leave you in the dark only to suddenly spring upon you asking for finished work. Thankfully he is quitting the organization soon or so he says. I've known many healthy employees leave the organization with a mental health issue, so please do not work for this organization unless you don't respect yourself....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.