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First Place for Youth

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First Place Employee - Anonymous employee First Place for Youth Employee Review

4.0
Dec 7, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

First Place for Youth has a great mission that many in the organization truly believe in. There's a lot of training opportunities for staff and managers have a lot on their plate but make time for staff. It's very fast paced that doesn't agree with everyone. Very date driven, which again, doesn't work for everyone. The advantage of being data driven is that we're able to see how we're doing in real time. First Place is very flexible, as long as you do your work, no one is clocking your time in or time out. A couple of other pros: 403B match Employees Holiday and summer events are always fun Passionate CEO

Cons

Because First Place is fast paced and data driven, expectations are high. But, if you think about it, we're not working with widgets or a new software system. We are working with one of the most vulnerable populations. So the high expectations for staff are intended for the youth to succeed. There's a lot of change which can be hard to keep track of.

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5.0
Nov 4, 2025
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Pros

Great people to work with - everyone is so friendly and kind Great mission - serving a population frequently overlooked Flexible schedule - hybrid work that only requires once a week in office Intentional Leadership - Execs really work to understand their staff & improve their workload Parenting-Friendly - Understanding managers who prioritize parenting and all the associated flexibility needs

Cons

Workload - understaffed in some departments, but a lot of thought going into improving this con Pay - it is non-profit pay so none of us are here gettin' rich :) the work is very fulfilling regardless

1.0
Jan 9, 2026
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Pros

Some nice people work there

Cons

Apparently, you need to be very social when you work from home 4 days a week, even though I had an accounting title. Didn't realize I was a salesperson all of a sudden. "Didn't check his email." I'm sorry I didn't check my email on the weekend when I was never asked to or in the contract "Wasn't willing to learn". Yes, I was. I need the experience and want to learn more about it "Didn't take notes." Yes, I did. Hope they looked before they wiped my computer, I took them on and had to give back. "Had a bad attitude." No, I was just questioning things since some was confusing, and it's hard to understand someone who's training you in something over Microsoft Teams when English is not their first language. "Wasn't committed enough" ??? What do you mean? Yes, it was hard to be working from home 4 days a week, but that doesn't mean I wasn't. Crazy that I was only there for the week before Thanksgiving, which started on Tuesday with onboarding, so half a week. Next week was a half week for Thanksgiving, and a Full week the week after. And then cutting me off with no warning on the monday after at 2pm randomly.

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