Butterfly Effects reviews

3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(507 total reviews)

Dr. Steven Woolf

74% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Butterfly Effects has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 507 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Butterfly Effects employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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507 reviews
2.0
Mar 9, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Working with different communities was great

Cons

They do not compensate you the way they advertise it. You’re ruining your vehicle by the mileage you put on it and the amount of gas it takes to go from client to client. You’re not compensated for gas the way they say they do. You are not able to work full time. You’re not able to move up. You make literally no money doing this job. You’re not supported in your roles at all and it has a veryyyyy high turn over rate. So many people quit or move around to the point where one child could have 3 or 4 RBTs on a case in a month because people drop like flies here. Your gas is not compensated for the way they say it is. BCBAS hardly show up every month, and if they do, it’s in the comfort of their own home while you had to drive there and their on zoom. The families are frustrated with this company and blame you as the RBT. The RBT is the backbone of this company and you can’t move up and aren’t paid enough to live and let alone you cannot pay your bills with this job. I stayed way too long. There’s hardly any training, you are thrown right in with little to no information prior on your cases. Some cases and households should have CPS called on them. BCBAs are stressed and highly unorganized and do not give you the support as promised. The kids are not learning things like they should be. Your schedule is never guaranteed and you can never work full time hardly. The most you will get is 3 hours a day. Maybe 5 if you’re lucky. You’re ruining your own vehicle and wasting your time with this company and job, do not do it. They use you until you have nothing left.

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Butterfly Effects Response
3y
Hello, I noticed you’re a current employee. I would like to help you. I want you to feel fairly compensated and supported by the BCBA staff. We work very hard to create a reinforcing environment to for RBTs. We have tuition support to help our RBT staff earn a Master’s degree in ABA and launch a career. A significant percentage of our BCBAs worked for BE as RBTs. Please send me an email steve.woolf@butterflyeffects.com. I promise to investigate your situation and work towards a solution. Steve Woolf, PhD., BCBA-D President
2.0
Mar 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working with different types of people and communities.

Cons

First and foremost, do not do it. You are driving your own car from city to city with little if not any compensation for it. The hours are never guaranteed and you may only work 3 hours a day. You can’t support your bills or yourself with this company and they will cut your hours and you’re never able to work full time. There’s no benefits. You are ruining your own vehicle by how many miles you put on it while the BCBAs all do their work from home and use zoom. You’re not supported in your roles, and have no idea about clients beforehand and BCBAs often don’t even know since you, the RBT, are the ones actually doing the job and you’re not getting paid or respected for it. It has such a high turn over rate that cases often have more than 3 RBTS working on a case and then they leave within a month leaving the parents of the children frustrated with the company. You’re not paid enough for this job and they’re using you and they know it. BCBAs and the ones higher up in the company all are overwhelmed with their cases and often don’t show up when their supposed too. Seriously if you’re reading this run the other way. You’re getting taken adva

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Butterfly Effects Response
3y
Butterfly Effects always attempts to schedule cases so drive time between clients is minimized. We also work with families to reduce session cancellations. If a family cancels too often, we work with the family to increase session attendance. We will discharge families that cancel sessions too often. This is a particularly harsh review for a 2-year staff. Please feel free to contact me at steve.woolf@butterflyeffects.com and I will listen to concerns. Steve Woolf, PhD., BCBA-D President
2.0
Dec 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My regional director and direct BCBA peers were always helpful. The director of Ethic's monthly PD CEU events. They were always helpful.

Cons

Large case load (15 - 20 clients but 10 or more are afternoon only) No support Management only cares about money and billables and not what is best for families Will steal your ideas and claim them as their own Not open to helping BCBAs grow Unmanageable drive time Don't care about unethical tech billing. (Insurance fraud) Don't care about techs who assault clients Not allowed to do FAs even when part of ethics code. Solicits reviews from current clients (ethics violation) Don't care about tech retention or their quality of life 1 person managing authorizations. While she is wonderful things are not done on time because she is overwhelmed and over worked Not enough training on billing Micro management of schedules even though told you have a flexible schedule Refuse to provide incentives when they don't provide a caseload to meet billables in the beginning No training for trainees building hours towards certification

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