The Y (YMCA) reviews

No communication whatsoever. Everyone is pretty much on their own. The only people they hire are unreliable 16- 18yr olds who call in sick all of the time. The facility is extremely old and even though the gentleman that works in maintenance does the best job he is given very little to work with as far as money for repair supplies and support. The management is a joke. All they do is sit around in the office talking on the phone which always appears to be personal calls and gossiping about the rest of the employees that are under them.

The only downside comes if you have no experience working with kids or if you have the idea that kids are innocent and nice. You have to remember that you are an authority figure and not the children's friend. That does not mean you have to be difficult. But when a child acts out, you have to consistently discipline them and be firm or else they will not take you seriously. I have seen a lot of workers leave because they weren't able to handle the stress of the environment. Some of these kids have other issues in their lives, so you the YMCA sets up regular orientation and training programs to help you deal with the children. The downsides aren't caused by the YMCA itself, but the nature of the work.