ASPCA reviews

Where to begin? The word toxic is often thrown around when one leaves a job that was less than thrilling. In my 30 year career in animal welfare this was one I could truly call toxic. The insult to injury is they scream at the top of their lings words like “family, DEI, work/life balance, equality, place of love etc.” This is all the extremely hyperbolic behavior of a predator dynamic. Politicking, back stabbing and manipulation the likes of which would make characters from Game of Thrones blush. Lies and deceit tend to take priority for promotion or advancement. Be extremely cautious of those who come to you as friends. They are wolves in sheep’s clothing. This is a culture that is top down in it’s approach of this type of behavior. I watched so many good colleagues get fired under the guise of bad behavior when there were ulterior motives working against many the entire time. I was glad to finally find a launch pad to another means of income and a career move to get away. Having been gone for a few years now it truly dawned on me just how truly awful things were. Which is such a shame because the actual work being performed is an absolute gift. Animal welfare and bullying is synonymous and I’m glad we’re finally seeing an influx of stories detailing how bad it can be. But this was the worst of all of them and second place is a very distant second. Such a shame.

92nd st hospital senior leadership struggles with consistency and managerial development. Senior management was often not in the office or unavailable, which made expectations around career growth, accountability, and delegation unclear and all decisions will be held against you. Coaching does not exist, feedback is limited and untruthful, and advocacy from middle management frequently appeared to be influenced more by personal relationships than by fairness or alignment with organizational goals. The job descriptions shifted significantly without discussion or transparency. Tenured employees have created a survivalist atmosphere, and they are miserable, hypocritical, lack soft skills, and motivation; if you try to change that- well off with your head! Controlled substance handling is a joke- senior managers don't know the laws or how to handle them; multiple fentanyl bottles were left out and there's no checks and balances system when people are supposed to dispose of a medication. Multiple employees cut their lunch breaks without permission or clock in early- hundred of thousands of dollars are being spent and theres no financial recourse bc upper management doesn't have to be accountable to a labor budget and its knowingly overlooked by HR.