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A good organization with terrible compensation - District Executive Scouting America Employee Review

3.0
Sep 9, 2016
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Pros

A somewhat flexible schedule that allows you to vary your work schedule. Working with a lot of different people and building relationships with volunteers. Seeing kids you've recruited into the program learning and having fun at various events. While I no longer work for the Boy Scouts of America I am still an active volunteer and believe in the program.

Cons

During Fall Recruitment, Popcorn Season, and FOS season you will work insane hours including nights and weekends with no extra compensation. There will be weeks were you don't ever have a day off and work 16 hour days. The council I worked for didn't properly train their employees and then belittled them for not doing their jobs. Each council operates differently which makes it difficult to assess the organization as a whole. When hired everyone starts as a district executive which is the lowest paying but highest work volume position.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Good health benefits via UnitedHealth.

Cons

Micromanage, cannot hold a conversation in office in this department without getting in trouble for talking with colleagues. However they expect you to come in 3 days a week at minimum to encourage team collaboration and team building. Meanwhile people who are paid at least 6 figures walk around the office holding conversations about nothing work related or complaining about local council employees and members-as if they do not realize without these very same people they would not have the big houses and fancy cars they own.

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