Goodwill reviews about "work environment"

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359 reviews
1.0
Sep 4, 2024

toxic work environment

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Pros

mostly friendly coworkers, as well as customers

Cons

overwork you, they dont want to hire more people and management gets easily annoyed at you for having a life outside of work. they dont give you access to your benefits, doesnt even try to help.

5.0
Sep 24, 2024
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Pros

People-Centric Role: HR professionals get to interact with and support employees, helping to create a positive work environment. Variety of Responsibilities: HR roles often involve a wide range of tasks, including recruitment, employee development, policy creation, and conflict resolution, which can keep the job interesting. Impact on Company Culture: HR helps shape the organizational culture, making it a critical role in fostering employee engagement, morale, and company values.

Cons

disputes, layoffs, and compliance, which can create significant pressure. Difficult Conversations: HR often has to handle tough discussions, such as terminations, layoffs, and disciplinary actions, which can be emotionally taxing. Employee Expectations: Employees often expect HR to resolve all their issues, but the ability to do so is sometimes limited by company policies, making it hard to meet everyone’s expectations. Workload During Hiring and Firing: Recruitment drives or large layoffs can lead to periods of heavy workload, with tight deadlines and high expectations.

1.0
Sep 27, 2024

Labor Intensive

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Pros

Job security. Its hard to get fired from Goodwill unless you just dont show up.

Cons

Labor intensive job. Work environment is not the best. The buildings are usually in a poor condition.

5.0
Oct 4, 2024

nice

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Pros

nice to work and culture

Cons

fabulous work environment and culture

4.0
Oct 19, 2024
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Pros

Nice people, Fun work environment.

Cons

A little bit dusty, Hardlines is hard to clean

3.0
Sep 13, 2024
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Pros

Decent pay, fun work environment.

Cons

Dwindling benefits, hypocrisy and micromanagement from upper management.

4.0
Sep 23, 2024

Good

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Pros

Good work environment for the company.

Cons

Not a large enough team.

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