Think long and hard before heading into the land of the unaccountable - Director The Salvation Army Employee Review

2.0
Aug 23, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Chicago needs charitable organizations, and the SA Metro Division has some good facilities throughout Chicago.

Cons

SA Legacy protects seriously bad apples. People who have SA family or are closely linked to Salvation Army hide within the structure. They would be literally unemployable elsewhere. There is a culture of religion and faith, but so much unacceptable behavior and lack of respect for staff by the legacy people that the hypocrisy is tangible; for example, regularly displaying destructive and abusive behavior like shouting at staff, while at other times praying before meetings and quoting bible verses. It's psychotic.

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Loved being part of the mission to help anyone in need. Everyone was great to work with and it was such an encouraging environment.

Cons

Lots of long and outdated internal processes.

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5.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Had so much fun at the internship and the supervisors were genuinely invested in us as college students that time, to grow and learn more under them. Also free lunch everyday and it was pretty good! Free parking too.

Cons

Only the commute as traffic is no joke in the DMV.

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