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      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

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      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Senior management

      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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      2.0
      Aug 17, 2011

      Steeped in tradition, unprofessional and not collaborative

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good work life balance that offers a flexible schedule

      Cons

      Organization is not structured to support collaboration; Almost seems to discourage it Many people have been there or in non-profit a long time, sometimes making them seem complacent or even lazy Some of the senior leadership are often closed-minded to new ways of doing things

      2.0
      Aug 16, 2011

      Excellent community work; terrible place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      United Way Ottawa really did do a lot of good for people in our community. Staff are given summer hours (every other Friday off) to compensate for all the mandatory overtime during the campaign year. The people working there were usually very friendly and wonderful colleagues.

      Cons

      Management's treatment of staff was very poorly handled. Staff were paid badly, expected to work long hours and volunteer over and above regular hours. Education and experience were not matched with pay or responsibilities: many jobs that required highly skilled and educated people stated in their descriptions that they required only high school level education (and were paid accordingly). During changes in the workplace, all change was communicated terribly to staff, which resulted in a lot of anxiety and discontent among staff.

      3.0
      Jun 6, 2011

      Great for First Professional Job

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Networking, Relationship Building, Skill Building

      Cons

      Limited Opportunity for Internal Advancement,

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