Pros
The program works and helps a good number of kids.
Cons
The manager a few levels above me was the worst manager I've ever had at any job, and it's not close. The manager gave very vague directions (or none at all) and was not receptive to clarifying questions (favorite response: "you should already know how to do this." I heard this constantly during the six months I was there.) This meant we were constantly trying to read this manager's mind and we constantly failed, and it was frustrating and awful and everyone below this manager was miserable. My immediately manager was good, but the miserableness everyone experienced due to the manager above pervaded the entire location. After a month or two I actually thought I was awful at the job, but others were having even more difficulties interacting with that manager. I thought long and hard about giving this rating one star, and then I decided to bump it up to two stars because a lot of my co-workers (the teachers specifically) were great people who really worked hard to help kids, and my immediate manager wasn't the problem. But everyone was miserable all the time due to upper management. I quit in a wave of others who also quit because my great coworkers knew they deserved better. Everyone I liked had either quit or was in the process of quitting and everyone who was awful to work with was staying, so I knew it was time to leave. I actually think that as a company Lindamood-Bell might be kinda ok, but the specific office I worked in and position I took with them was probably the worst job I've ever had, and I'm confident it was due to the specific manager. I could write another 1,000 words on that specific manager and how awful they made everyone feel, but I don't want to, and the fact that a wave of my favorite co-workers quit or were in the process of quitting due to that manager says enough. Maybe other Lindamood-Bell offices are better, but I had an awful experience with mine. While writing this review, I really tried hard not to get overly negative, but working for this company was an incredibly negative experience and I don't recommend it at all.
