HORRIBLE - do not recommend - Anonymous employee United Way Employee Review

1.0
Aug 9, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

NONE - unless you count "flexing your work hours"

Cons

Upper management gets all the money while their employees suffer from HORRIBLE work hours and uncommunicated expectations. They let you flex your hours but you and your team end up working over 60 hours a week because of the horrible lack of leaderships. Tasks or deadlines usually get communicated the day off at 4 PM and is expected to be done that moment (was not just a one time thing, this was DAILY). Upper management KNOWS nothing and basically just guess what donors/people want and from there it takes at least 5 different tries before you can get any clear communication to get things done correctly. After calculating salary to hours worked, my team was basically working less than minimum wages and when asked for fair compensation, it is never within budgets but yet the CEO and all the others are making will over $200k-$500k. There is literally no room to grow with leadership that keep "offering their help" and then stack more work onto your plate and never compensate you for your hours. Unless you are White and are working in the Office of Development, do not expect any kind of fair pay at all. They truly take advantage of kind people wanting to make a difference in the community.

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Pros

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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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