Great coworkers, terrible management (review for 92 Street building) - Assistant ASPCA Employee Review

2.0
Jul 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I love my coworkers. Nearly everyone working there really loves the animals and has their best intentions at heart. Pay isn't great, but benefits make up for it a bit and are very good. Work itself is challenging and satisfying.

Cons

Management has no sense of what employees are actually doing and are aware of many problems but have no intention of fixing things. Have plenty of coworkers who are so overworked they never take lunch or stay late most nights. Those that stay late sometimes clock out and continue to work, more worried about the animals that need caring for than the fact that they'll get in trouble for staying late and going over budget. Morale is bad because most believe that upper management doesn't care about them or the animals, as numbers and quotas seem more important to them than the welfare of the animals in their care and the people who are looking after them. Favoritism runs rampant and there's a sense that HR and management knows exactly how overworked staff is but still won't hire more people.

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5.0
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Pros

Everyone cares deeply about the job they do

Cons

Can be stressful at times

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We’re glad you shared this review with us. It’s great to hear you feel like your co-workers care about their job. If you are comfortable sharing more regarding your role, please reach out to us directly at careers@aspca.org.
2.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Volunteers, assisting communities, animal care, fostering cohesive memorable relationships are all a cornerstone of a meaningful mission.

Cons

Where to begin? The word toxic is often thrown around when one leaves a job that was less than thrilling. In my 30 year career in animal welfare this was one I could truly call toxic. The insult to injury is they scream at the top of their lings words like “family, DEI, work/life balance, equality, place of love etc.” This is all the extremely hyperbolic behavior of a predator dynamic. Politicking, back stabbing and manipulation the likes of which would make characters from Game of Thrones blush. Lies and deceit tend to take priority for promotion or advancement. Be extremely cautious of those who come to you as friends. They are wolves in sheep’s clothing. This is a culture that is top down in it’s approach of this type of behavior. I watched so many good colleagues get fired under the guise of bad behavior when there were ulterior motives working against many the entire time. I was glad to finally find a launch pad to another means of income and a career move to get away. Having been gone for a few years now it truly dawned on me just how truly awful things were. Which is such a shame because the actual work being performed is an absolute gift. Animal welfare and bullying is synonymous and I’m glad we’re finally seeing an influx of stories detailing how bad it can be. But this was the worst of all of them and second place is a very distant second. Such a shame.

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