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      3.2

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (9,236 total reviews)

      Catherine Meloy

      50% approve of CEO

      39% positive business outlook

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      Goodwill has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,236 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goodwill 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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      9K reviews
      1.0
      Jul 31, 2012

      Work here only if you are starving

      Assistant manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The job is very easy, monotonous and can be done half-asleep. Even at the management level.

      Cons

      There are more politics and backbiting in this company than any other I have ever worked for. The best way to move up in the company is to make inside friends and to buy bribe or cheat your way to the top. I've worked for this company for five years in nine different stores in two different states and have seen it in every location.

      1.0
      Jun 24, 2012

      Unfair management

      Case manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very rewarding to work withe people with disabilities. Pay is about the same as other nonprofits. Good place to learn social work skills. Easy to get hired on.

      Cons

      Management is very unfair particularly with its hiring and promoting practices. Rarely if ever is the person be suited for the job hired. Instead the "teacher's pet" is promoted instead.

      1.0
      Oct 1, 2011

      Goodwill Industries - Columbia Wilamette Region

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      *Please note that Goodwill is REGIONAL and I can only speak for this region You can get 40 hours a week and often 2 days a week off in a row.

      Cons

      Hourly raises are insignificant compared to may other organizations. Production quotas are constantly increased and unreachable so staff are constantly strained and stressed. Very anti-union. Training, continuing education, and employee assistance programs childcare, health and wellness, family needs, personal money management skills, etc. are not available or are inadequately supplied and poorly administered. For example, in order to be eligible for scholastic reimbursement, employees must be working and attending school full-time. This is not possible for workers with families, or even for most people.

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