Good people; important and interesting work; frustrating leadership - Director Year Up United Employee Review

3.0
Oct 27, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Mission, students. Decent pay for nonprofit

Cons

Favoritism - in/out group dynamic. Leadership can often overreach, horde all decision-making power, not be transparent -- this slows things down and prevents people from doing their jobs. And disempowers people/reduces morale

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Year Up United Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We value all feedback and encourage you to discuss your experiences with us further, as we would like to better understand your perspective on these listed cons. If you email us at feedback@yearupunited.org, we’ll be in touch to find time to connect.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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