Does Breaking Ground pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Breaking Ground employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Breaking Ground. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Breaking Ground?

31% of Breaking Ground employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Breaking Ground 2.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Breaking Ground?

Housing Advocate (13) , Case Manager (9) , Housing Specialist (4) , Office Manager (4) , Residential Aide (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Assistant Director (3) , Building Director (3) , Manager (3) , Tenant Services Coordinator (3) , Clinical Coordinator (2) , Director (2) , Intake and Eligibility Specialist (2) , Outreach Specialist (2) , Program Director (2)

What are the pros of working at Breaking Ground according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and the ability to do a lot of good" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great coworkers and easy to get overtime" ((in 7 reviews)); "Direct staff is unionized which is great for them" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great people, fulfilling work, good work life balance, when I worked there the remote work schedule was flexible" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Breaking Ground according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay for line workers" ((in 17 reviews)); "bad management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Cliquish upper management." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad salary and sometimes angry managers" ((in 5 reviews)); "Your manager will NOT care about you." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Breaking Ground locations?

New York , Brooklyn , Bronx , Jamaica , Ozone Park , Bloomfield Hills , Santa Monica , Lathrup Village

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Breaking Ground reviews

2.5

31% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)

Brenda Rosen

20% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Culture & values

2.4

Compensation and benefits

2.1

Work/Life balance

2.0

Senior management

Breaking Ground has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 151 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Breaking Ground employee rating is 33% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

151 reviews

1.0

Nov 17, 2025

Treats their employees as disposable

Residential aide

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you actually like social work, making a rough time a little better for people in the shelter is morally rewarding

Cons

They don't protect their employees from violent/perverted residents, but will fire you for protecting yourself. They choose upper management based on who they like & not whose qualified. They don't pay for lunch break but expect you to be a "team-player" & work on your break, or else you get written up for insubordination. They expect the most from the people they pay the least.

1.0

Oct 13, 2025

Worst place to work

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You help the homeless people with other resources since BG employees don't like to help there clients schedule document drop off on there days off so they don't have to assist with the clients leaving front desk receptionist to come up with excuses for staff . Supervisors will turn on you and discuss your personal business infront of other staff. I've cried literally to upper management about mY mental health and how my supervisor was mistreating Me and got terminated for speaking up

Cons

They don't like Hispanic, black people . I've heard my own supervisor tell an employer they will not find another job because there an immigrant. Ive seen my supervisor tell upper management about a employer who was Muslim who need to pray throughout the day privately lied on her and said she was using that time to make personal calls. When I know it was a lie . Supervisor would sit in the break room watching staff and reporting them to upper management. I've witnessed him stand by bathroom listening to employer in the rest room he's done it to me I reported it and asked them to review the cameras they said he's always misunderstood defending his misbehavior.

3.0

Sep 26, 2025

Salary

Homeless outreach case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hourly pay so room for over time.

Cons

Fast turnover, a lot of people leave

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