Pros
*Supports service members and their families by providing services, programs, and events. *Allowed creative freedom for innovative ideas *Cross-trained among many different categories such as program planning and management, marketing, social media, volunteer management, accounting, and administrative work *Worked with wonderful individuals who donated their time to support service members and their families.
Cons
*Work and life balance is almost non-existent *Salary position requires up to 88 hours per week *Salary does not align with the long list of responsibilities as well as the area *Lack of organization, focus, and professionalism *Information, marketing, programs, and events pushed from Corporate are typically last minute causing most staff members to scramble to successfully execute marketing and programs *Passive-aggressive management that causes staff members to feel unwelcomed and uncomfortable *Recognition is uncommon for staff members *Lack of proper training for new staff members *Learning curve is immense due to the number of responsibilities *Higher management does not retain fundamental information on policies and procedures, therefore, cannot train subordinates, complete tasks, and follow these policies and procedures *High expectations regarding volunteers, program numbers, facility foot traffic with a small budget *Difficult to move up within the organization