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Forward Service Corporation

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Forward Service Corporation reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(220 total reviews)
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Michelle Szabrowicz

90% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Forward Service Corporation has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 220 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forward Service Corporation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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220 reviews
3.0
Dec 15, 2016

Challenging

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee development and many opportunities to learn. Career growth is encouraged and advancement is possible. The Impact Code is an excellent reminder for anyone working in the service field.

Cons

Everyone does the best they can, but sometimes it is not enough. Changes are inevitable and constant, so it is sometimes difficult to remain current. Focus on what you can do with the time you have and why you are doing the work.

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Forward Service Corporation Response
9y
Thank you for your review and work at FSC. We strive to follow the Impact Code and we're actively working right now to find ways to introduce changes better for staff. You're right, changes are inevitable, but we want it to be as smooth as possible for staff to understand and implement them.
2.0
Dec 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Co-workers have been awesome and usually provide the most support in coping with the stress of the job. Gaining experience in case management and using ES systems.

Cons

Where to begin. Management is completely clueless about what goes on and what the experience is like in field offices, HR included. Upper management will tell you "they know" because they used to be a FEP or Case Manager, but that means nothing anymore. Even in the few years I have been with the agency the expectations have changed so much that it's obvious previous FEPs weren't held to these standards. Clients are so easily able to contact you - they demand updates instantly and supervisors have no clue what that's like. Program Coordinators are often not educated in Human Services, rather in business, and a good FEP can run circles around their supervisors yet are treated otherwise. QA, TL and PCs offer obvious, worthless advice not realizing that experienced Case Managers are above and beyond what they have for ideas. No acrual help is offered for the workload. When people say they just expect you to finish your work and finish it 100% perfectly according to state standards they aren't joking. There is a difference between holding yourself and your agency to a high standard and being unrealistic. The agency has failed, horrendously, and instead of just admitting that and trying to improve they continue to allow themselves to go further downhill. Your eyeballs will fall out from staring at a screen non stop. You will hope customers miss appointments so you have time for paperwork (yeah that's really helping people). You will lose your ever-loving-mind working for supervisors who have no clue what your job is like yet think they can manage you. All of this can only be experienced if you even get past the training.. FSC says they have this awesome "mentor program," but you might go months before anyone cares to "train" you. You will sit in front a computer watching modules so outdated and so confusing you'll feel so stupid. Stress, stress, MAJOR disconnect from upper management to field offices, and the realization your mission to help others has gone horribly wrong.

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Forward Service Corporation Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're sorry that you aren't enjoying working at Forward Service Corporation and you have certainly brought up some key issues to address here. Our Regional Directors are currently conducting a staff survey and holding listening sessions around the state to understand how we can support our staff in delivering services to customers. Please offer your input at these sessions so we can figure out this out together.
1.0
Nov 11, 2016

Forgotten Employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers and friends made there as they understand

Cons

Upper level management haven't got a clue and that's being nice

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Forward Service Corporation Response
9y
Thank you taking time to leave a review.
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