United Way reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,849 total reviews)
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Angela F. Williams

75% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

United Way has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,849 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The United Way employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jan 16, 2013

United Way HQ is big disaster

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Pros

Good mission and purpose. UWW provides lots of $ to local communities all around the world. Benefits are okay. Free parking. I was really excited when I got the job. if I was in graduate school, working at UWW would make for a great case study.

Cons

CEO gets paid 750,000 a year. He says his job is to plan ahead five years. But, in the last five years, he has reorganized UWW 3 times. in the most recent re-org (11/2012) 60 people lost their jobs and none of those were executive management. Career paths don't exist in an organization that continually destroys itself. Morale, as you can imagine, is horrible. Directors treat staff terribly and VPs turn a blind eye to blatant mismanagement because they are afraid to lose their jobs. "Rules" are enforced erratically often due to favoritism and cliques. I wish I could say more.

1.0
Dec 21, 2012

Does not live up to their reputation of "Live United"

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Pros

Largest privately held Non- Profit Local United Ways help other non-profit agencies in their community with funding programs and link volunteer opportunities with corporate businesses.

Cons

Company Culture is terrible. Very little teamwork among departments. No trust in upper management. Very 9-1 top down culture. Leadership mentality is "Do as I say, not as I do". Very old school and condescending environment. Employee morale is low, lack of trust throughout organization.

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