Does Toolworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Toolworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Toolworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Toolworks?

62% of Toolworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Toolworks 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Toolworks?

Community Integration Instructor (4) , Case Lead (2) , Community Integration Specialist (2) , Community Living Instructor (2) , Job Coach (2)

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

"Amazing people and good benefits" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"You can move to other positions easily but they may be harder in not preferable ways with still low pay." ((in 5 reviews)); "The pay and the benefits are fine, for a non profit, however not worth the stress and added work load when understaffed." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is not enough training for the nature of the work." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Toolworks locations?

San Francisco , UC Berkeley , Treasure Island

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Toolworks reviews

3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)

Kristy Feck

53% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

Toolworks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Toolworks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

47 reviews

2.0

Oct 19, 2015

Okay until it isn't

Community support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of hours doing relatively easy work, and often involving outings or local travel

Cons

Very low pay commensurate with similar places. Have unreasonable paperwork expectations and refuse to automate any of it for some unknown reason. Not open to any suggestions or attempts to help remedy the situation.

3.0

Oct 7, 2015

Promoting Unqualified Staff

Community integration instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On one hand it is potentially great to promote from within. Attempt to provide some career path or at least lateral movement within the agency. Staff is diverse and energy is positive if not a bit hipster. They serve many communities some of which are better funded than others. Such as parole re-entry vs. disabled workforce programs. So they have money and spread it around. Pretty smart. Very nice offices both SF and Oakland. Pretty rare for a non profit service agency. Also, great clients and progressive respectful programs that work. I felt we provided a high value services.

Cons

On the other hand, hiring all manner of fringe folks with counter culture politics and attitudes is one thing but promoting them to manage staff without regard for past experience (lack) or providing proper managerial training is not smart. Lots of odd or inconsistent messages occur. The structure was highly organized but the internal cliques and posturing felt absurd at times. Everyone seemed to be new at their new positions all the time. No one wanted to admit they need help. And the elephant in the room was a lack of qualifications in many cases.

4.0

Aug 10, 2014

Good company for those with a humanitarian orientation.

Community integration instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good pay and benefits in relation to similar organizations. -Rewarding work.

Cons

Very limited growth potential. There is no emphasis on career development. For the more ambitious individual it can be very frustrating. There is not enough training for the nature of the work. The trainings that are offered are online, and there is scarce time for employees to access it.

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