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Forward Service Corporation

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Company is now way too corporate and you get zero support - Team Leader Forward Service Corporation Employee Review

1.0
Nov 11, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers/line staff that are busting their butts working with participants to help them positively change their lives.

Cons

The company used to be in only 4 counties in WI. Corporate was always in Madison but due to the comanies smaller size, it was the best working environment. Since their expansion to now 49ish county's, the company is now all about Corporate and their needs. Middle management get directed by HR on a path for a performance improvement plan because in Corporates eyes, the worker has low "performance numbers". HR/Corporate/directors/PC's/APC's don't even see the participant's as people, higher up "management" pressures middle management (like team leads) to start the "documentation" process to get that worker fired. The best, is when the worker retaliates against the TL, HR takes the side of the line staff and opens investigations on the team lead. Team leaders have ZERO support and when it comes to a "false accusation," that team leader goes through hell and is NOT supported by upper management and made to be the bad guy. I've had this happen to me, and also seen this happen to others. HR is their own island that turns staff and management against each other. I have seen workers in this company (those that actually care) develop significant mental health from the toxicity. Any reviews that are positive are mostly going to be false as staff are being told to leave a good review. And now, offering incentives for those to leave a good review.

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Forward Service Corporation Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. There's a lot to discuss here, but I'd like to address a few points. 1) As an organization, we certainly do care about our employees’ wellbeing and their opinions. We have the regular pulse surveys and maintain an open-door policy. 2) Offering any sort of compensation for a positive review is definitely not a corporate initiative and we have not “paid” for the positive reviews in any way. Even if we wanted to, there isn’t any way for us to know who left a review for us - positive or negative. 3) The 240 PTO hours you're referring to was a change in policy due to the pandemic. Previously, staff could not roll over that much, and it made a huge difference when they couldn't go on vacation or didn't use it up for other reasons that year. To keep the hours from vanishing, we changed our policy to allow more PTO rollover. We do hope our staff will enjoy their time as needed - whether it's a vacation or long weekends. 4) I'm sorry to read about your experience as a Team Lead. It's a title you've earned through hard work and dedication. We want to support you well. I've come to appreciate the family nature of FSC during my tenure here as well, and given that you're still with us, you must believe in your work. Please reach out to your supervisors and HR to talk so we can make changes that improve life for staff and, in turn, for our clients.

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