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      3.3

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (1,850 total reviews)
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      Angela F. Williams

      75% approve of CEO

      39% positive business outlook

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      United Way has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,850 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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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Aug 29, 2018

      Not Worth the Stress

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Truly loved working for a nonprofit and knowing what a positive impact United Way of Escambia County has on the community and the importance of the work it does.

      Cons

      You are thrown into the job and are “trained” by your superior. Your superior has probably only been there a month and has no idea what he or she is doing. No accountability for those in mid to upper management. They are free to wander around the office and watch YouTube half of the day and take 2 hour lunches. Extreme regular tardiness (20-40 minutes or more) is commonplace for some employees and nothing is done about it.

      3.0
      Aug 19, 2018

      AmeriCorps

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - Straightforward, simple work - A lot of holiday office parties, opportunities to volunteer - Some colleagues are super supportive and friendly

      Cons

      - Low pay - IEUW uses AmeriCorps funding to staff lower-level program coordinators. Pay comes out to about $7 an hour. Ironic that IEUW wants to help lower income kids from the Inland Empire go to college but then pays desperate college grads less than minimum wage. - Other than 211 and some college-awareness work, the community programs are feel-good, very surface-level solutions to systemic problems in the Inland Empire. We give processed, salty food to under-resources kids but don't fund partner programs that teach healthy eating.

      2.0
      Jul 17, 2018

      Don't recommend

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Colleagues are nice, mean well and believe in the mission. Management is trying to improve employee satisfaction.

      Cons

      Management is terrible. Local United Ways don't respect direction coming from UWW because everything is decentralized. Organization is trying to do too much at the same time, setting up unrealistic expectations and unclear deadlines. Not adapting quickly enough to changes. Mission statement is heartwarming and fuzzy but it's not how management treats its staff - this is a sentiment across many departments. Unless there's a change in senior management, the work culture will stay the same. Work-life balance is a sham. I would not have joined if I had known ahead of time.

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