Great Organization and staff but a few bad apples spoil the bunch... - Director of Business Development United Way Employee Review

2.0
Sep 25, 2014
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Pros

The opportunity to reach so many faucets for the community with the mindset to care for your fellow neighbors truly is inspiring. United Way as an organization is saving lives everyday as the backbone of their local communities. Its great that every United Way is autonomous allowing for local control (which could be good or bad).

Cons

Point blank, I had to end my time because of my direct "boss". Poor leader, communicator, and DE-motivator. The two prior employees who worked under them also had the same issues. Micro managing, ego problems, insecurity, setting you up to fail. Just a office bully who high negative energy. The whole office (besides the CEO) feel the same so that is the most frustrating part to the organization. The community would benefit with a more positive work environment internally.

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5.0
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Pros

People were very nice and cooperative

Cons

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2.0
Jun 18, 2026
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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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