East Harlem Tutorial Program reviews about "management"

Management were rarely supportive. Friday programs were hectic. Staff makes individuals feel like second class citizens.

- Extremely high turnover rate for staff/teachers each year, and the senior management doesn't seem to care or think it's an issue when it's brought up. - Not a level playing field in terms of pay. Some employees with very little experience are paid well while others with more experience are underpaid. Some pay is less than DOE standards. - Hours are incredibly long. When I worked there, it was a little over a 9 hour workday plus we all took work home with us on a regular basis. - Employees are expected to attend pointless, monthly EHTP meetings with the entire organization, which are essentially a waste of time on a Friday evening. - Unreasonable expectations and micromanagement. (E.g. Lesson plans are due to be turned in weeks in advance.) - Staff with graduate degrees are forced to do menial jobs (e.g. distributing lunch and snacks to multiple classrooms or supervising recess.) - The senior management does not get to know the students or get involved in their lives. Teachers and staff are held responsible and blamed for everything. - A work/life balance is impossible with the demands of working here.

Little room for growth and high turnover. Management seems more reactive than proactive.

Management structure is chaotic and doesn't live up to its own goals of transparency. Some decisions seem to be made ad hoc without concern for long-term impact. Organizational structuring at home office is also unclear. Managers encourage everyone to speak up, but most times if your thoughts/opinions don't align with theirs they'll dismiss your voice outright. Benefits were so-so. General wellbeing of staff could've been better to keep up morale and overall office culture.

The dreams for our students and families are so big that there is so much to do. The workplace is very busy, but everyone helps out and the culture is very supportive and there are many celebrations of individual and team achievements.

- Compensation not competitive - Management is reactive rather than proactive - The children/community don't seem to be centered in the work - Rapid growth without strong foundation - Work/life balance is difficult to achieve for some roles

The managerial staff needs to be trained. Their managers are unexperienced therefore unequipped to do their job. Senior management isn't really present, and does not associate themselves with coordinators and associates. People play favorites! If you aren't a favorite be prepared to take punches for the team all the time. People are not treated equally, instead your job title defines how people communicate and interact with you. Your wellbeing is not important. All that matters is if you can get the work done.

-Overworked...50-65 hour work week depending on when it's slow (50 hours) or busy (65-70 hours) -Underpaid with very few (if any) perks, i.e. no work from home days, most holidays are days you are required to work -Very little control over your own role, i.e your role can change without your say -Lack of consistency, EXTREMELY high staff turn over rate -Inexperienced leaders, leads to unprofessionalism, pettiness, and immaturity from upper management/school leaders. -Wants to be a data driven network but doesn't take into consideration the input of the data experts -Lack of transparency between school to school and between leaders and their staff -Lack of structure/vision leads to unavoidable late nights and weekend work. -Racial equity is very important for lower level staff but doesn't appear to be prioritized to the senior leaders/school leaders