Does Meridian Services pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Meridian Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Meridian Services. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Meridian Services?

41% of Meridian Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Meridian Services 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meridian Services?

Case Manager (23) , Direct Support Professional (DSP) (8) , Program Director (7) , Program Counselor (6) , Program Manager (4) , Social Worker/Case Manager (3) , Care Coordinator (2) , Direct Care (2) , RN Case Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Meridian Services according to real employee reviews?

"The boss I reported to was wonderful and it had great pay." ((in 8 reviews)); "You get to meet great coworkers, but all of the good staff end up leaving." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good benefits, pay, and direct" ((in 6 reviews)); "Casual work environment and overall encouraging." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Meridian Services according to real employee reviews?

"Upper management can be cliquey at times but this got better during my time at the agency." ((in 9 reviews)); "Management is almost entirely women, all the way up the chain of command" ((in 7 reviews)); "I was employed as a case manager for a little over 2 and half years." ((in 7 reviews)); "Over worked and underpaid and no work life balance" ((in 4 reviews)); "Need more training opportunities in the evening" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Meridian Services locations?

Golden Valley , Hopkins , Minneapolis , Crystal , Cottage Grove , Muncie , Richmond , Blaine , Maple Grove

Meridian Services reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

Rebecca Hage Thomley

47% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (106 reviews)

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Meridian Services has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Meridian Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

106 reviews

2.0

Feb 14, 2019

High turnover rate

Case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to start your social work career and get your foot in the door.

Cons

Constant revolving door of employees so there is lots of room for advancement due to this. Can easily and quickly work your way up from being a case manager, to a team lead, to a program director, to a CM II due to high staff turnover. Was told I wouldn’t have more than 75 clients, I was sitting at over 100 due to coverage work when I left. Management are not considerate of your work life balance and encourage working over time and constantly throw you more work. Hard to catch up because of this. Time management is almost impossible because of the high case loads. Be prepared to constantly be stressed!!! Good luck.

2.0

Jan 25, 2019

Lots of potential for good work, poorly run and worked to death

Program counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Higher wage for harder positions Adheres and complies to state laws for care of disabled individuals. Compassionate workers across the board.

Cons

Absolutely worked to death. I worked in q crisis home and we desperately needed more people on each shift, to the downfall of our personal safety. Multiple staff members, including myself, making ER trips from injuries caused by assaults from clients. Due to the desperation for staff, management was pretty ruthless with any time off for any reason, including work-related injuries/illnesses. Not enough pay for the level of work and danger of work. Worst health insurance ever.

Meridian Services Response

7y

We appreciate your feedback about working at our crisis home. Our organization did recently increase wages at over 50% of our programs and will continue to revisit increases based on funding/qualifications of staff and needs of program along with cost of living adjustments. Please feel free to reach out to me if you would like to talk about our time off policies/work comp, insurance, ect. Thank you, HR Director of Recruiting

3.0

Nov 26, 2018

Program Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was able to move up in the company quickly and gained a lot of experience. Positions are extremely flexible and could make your own schedule and had very competitive pay.

Cons

Meridian does not value the people that they have. Instead of trying to focus on retention and keeping people that they had, they grew too fast, causing a LOT of turnover. Case coverage was nonstop and people were overworked without getting much appreciation while doing so.

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