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      DESC

      Engaged Employer

      DESC reviews

      2.9

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (169 total reviews)
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      Daniel Malone

      52% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.1

      Senior management

      DESC has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 169 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DESC employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      169 reviews
      2.0
      Dec 19, 2023

      Disorganized and Exploitative

      Clinical case manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent starting pay, ample time off, counseling available to staff on monthly basis

      Cons

      Administrators lack knowledge with regard to mental health issues, clinical supervision is difficult to come by, lack of licensed professional staff

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      DESC Response
      2y
      Thank you for your succinct review! We are working hard to attract more licensed professional staff by increasing wages, advertising to a wider audience, and advocating for institutional changes so that it is easier for people to enter into the field of social/human services. Thank you again, and we wish you success in your future!
      1.0
      Dec 16, 2023

      Employees aren't just separated physically...

      Learning and development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Organizational silo's such as the DESC are a very common approach. In an effective silo model the ability to coordinate inclusion, collaboration, and execution is that teams greatest resource.

      Cons

      A silo model such as that of the DESC is often the source of duplication in effort and diminished innovation. Areas where they suffer include Human Resource Management where consistency, productivity, and training decrease and your employees get frustrated. So, when it’s time to deliver results you can hear members of the in-house leadership team express “I thought you were going to do that” “No, I was doing X” or even “I didn’t know that was due today” or "I've never done this before...isn't this outside of my scope?" A lack of team alignment and overall organizational alignment. Employee disenfranchisement/poor culture. Lack of cross-team collaboration and communication.

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      DESC Response
      2y
      Thank you for leaving your review. Since the beginning of the pandemic, our agency has experienced unprecedented change and growth. Unfortunately, quick growth comes with growing pains and we are all actively working to streamline processes across the agency. For example, we have recently implemented a new HR/Payroll/Timekeeping system that consolidated functions that had previously been divided and disjointed. Thank you again, and we wish you the best.
      1.0
      Dec 7, 2023

      Not enough support

      Director of mobile
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There is no manner of communication to allow me to properly support my peers and other individuals I supervise within my role.

      Cons

      Everything, I have worked here for over a decade and I do not see if anything is going to change unless the whole organization is going to change.

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