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 13 reviews)); "Great coworkers and easy to get overtime" ((in 7 reviews)); "Direct staff is unionized which is great for them" ((in 6 reviews)); "Work life balance and hybrid work schedule" ((in 4 reviews)); "Time off and opportunity to move up" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"bad management" ((in 17 reviews)); "Low pay for line workers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Cliquish upper management." ((in 8 reviews)); "Bad salary and sometimes angry managers" ((in 5 reviews)); "senior management is very poor and they cover for each other and hire family" ((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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (151 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Veteran status

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).

Reviews by job title

151 reviews

3.0

Apr 29, 2019

meh

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

clients make it worthwhile most of the time.

Cons

bureaucracy, low pay, burn out.

3.0

Dec 6, 2017

It's ok

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good if your passionate about the homeless population

Cons

Pay Rate Stays THE same. No raise

4.0

Oct 31, 2017

Housing homeless

Building engineer/maintenance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Breaking ground is a great company that is doing a good job in placing former homeless veterans and regular civilians in permanent affordable housing this company is doing there part in trying to better people lives and they're well being as well

Cons

The salaries can be a little better but it's a non profit so take it for what it is

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