Pros
Normal hours. Relaxed environment. Staff celebrations.
Cons
The pay is terrible. The only way to ever make good money is to become a CEO of a local UW. Our CEO makes over $120,000, while some employees are barely at the poverty level. The VPs make pretty well, but there is still a very large gap. You MIGHT get a small pay increase each year, but it's never enough to make a difference. I have a college degree, but I was paid like I didn't have one. Employees at the bottom do all of the work. Employees are overworked, especially the fundraising department. All United Ways are different, but if you want to eventually make good money, this isn't the place to work. United Way does good work, but you can always volunteer. I need to pay my bills and I couldn't deal with it for very long.
