Disheartening, dysfunctional, unappreciative, top heavy, no vision or community outcomes - Anonymous employee United Way Employee Review

1.0
Jun 28, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Access to many nonprofits, but relationship building is not valued.

Cons

Relationship building is not valued. No organizational vision. No focus on making a difference in the community. No value to outcomes. Organization only values revenue and PR. Not appreciative of hardworking, over qualified passionate staff. Management hinders passion and innovative staff when trying to meet the needs of the community. Senior management is not qualified. Organization and senior management does not value its partners, they simply use them and never intend to give back (one sided relationships). Salaries for lower level staff are disgraceful and Salaries for Senior staff are DISGUSTINGLY HIGH FOR A NONPROFIT (DONORS BEWARE). Executive/senior staff turnout lends for a very unstable and unfocused environment.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

The mission is meaningful and the work itself can be deeply rewarding. Colleagues are talented, dedicated, and genuinely care about the community they serve. For the right person, that camaraderie carries a lot of weight.

Cons

Over the past two years, this organization has undergone significant and painful change. A revolving door of senior leadership, including the abrupt loss of key executives, created instability that trickled down to every level of staff. Layoffs followed, and then a steady stream of voluntary departures that leadership appeared either unable or unwilling to address meaningfully. Under new leadership, nearly every quality-of-life benefit that made nonprofit-level salaries feel worth it has been reduced or eliminated: fewer sick days, increased healthcare costs, loss of Summer Fridays, loss of Thanksgiving week, and a shift to more required in-office days. The cumulative effect is an organization that asks a great deal of its staff, in salary sacrifice and mission commitment, while systematically withdrawing what made that trade-off feel fair.

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