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2.5

31% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)

Brenda Rosen

20% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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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151 reviews
2.0
Oct 10, 2016

High Staff Turnover For A Reason

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Core mission to provide supportive housing to homeless and at risk individuals is wonderful. Great co-workers. Some of the nicest people you will meet in a workplace

Cons

Salaries are not competitive even for non-profit. High turn-over. Cliquish upper management. Management does not appreciate entry level staffers who put in extra hours. The organization has lost its vision to provide housing to at-risk people. It is more focused on doing Affordable rent-ups for luxury developers to earn fees, than moving people into apartments who need supportive housing. Company has taken on more third-party projects than they were ready for. The compliance and leasing teams are overwhelmed. People work 10 to 12 hours daily trying to reach goals that are unrealistic with the current staffing and organization. Management scape-goats others to save face. Don’t expect supervisors to have your back.

2.0
Nov 15, 2021
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Pros

Working with the clients is fantastic. Some of the most moving amazing experiences I’ve ever had.

Cons

obvious nepotism, ableism. Expectations for staff expand enormously with almost no warning, and yet people are expected to leave on time and take a lunch. Nothing that comes from “higher up” feels genuine.

1.0
Apr 8, 2018
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Pros

The people you work with depending on the team you’re on are pretty cool. That’s the only pro I think they have.

Cons

Where to even start... upper management doesn’t care about you at all and behind your back they’re all throwing you under the bus with HPD. Keep all emails cause they’ll blame you for everything unless you can prove them wrong. So many conversations where I’ve heard the assistant director and directors saying to blame the staff for not doing the correct thing that they tell you to do and they Refuse to take responsibility for anything. Pay isn’t worth the work load, they start about 36k a year and only give between 1-3% raise with no bonuses. They’re don’t make it easy to want to stay. This is just a little bit compared to what it’s truly like working at this place.

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