Pros
For the most part I loved my coworkers and the children. The location was easy for me. Hiring process was very easy.
Cons
Aside from the majority of loved coworkers there was always a room of catty, cliqueish, coworkers. They'd intentionally try to get people in trouble. They spread rumors, started gossip, and kissed the management's butt, so they were loved despite being the worst workers. The hours were never what you were scheduled and then they'd get pissed if you had overtime (because they couldn't get anyone out on time). There was no room for improvement or moving up. Raises were laughable. Constant trainings that did nothing and were a waste of time. Being forced to come in on weekends for nonsense events. Teachers spent so much money out of pocket to provide basics for the kids. I personally was hired for pre-school and when I was moved to infant rooms I had to do both pre-school and infant events even though I was only with infants. DCFS requirements were ignored, we had no cleaning supplies for 2 weeks. I had to bring in tools to fix broken toys with hanging screws and nails (in a room with 13mo-16mo babies). Turn over rate was insane. After I left three more people left soon after. If you were sick they made you come in, if you got sick at work they made you stay. I was forced to stay after I started throwing up from a stomach bug, and then berated for not coming in the next day. There was often no one at the front desk and parents and employees coming back from work would have to wait 10+ minutes most of the time.
