Verbal Beginnings reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(191 total reviews)
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Diana Wolf

54% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Verbal Beginnings has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 191 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Verbal Beginnings employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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191 reviews
5.0
Jan 26, 2020

Great learning place

Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to grow. Education and growth support. Strives to improve employment environment.

Cons

Broken communication at times. I never had any problems with the exception of one observation done by higher up who never built rapport with me. Otherwise I had a great experience.

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Verbal Beginnings Response
6y
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. We are so happy you enjoyed your time with us and please do get back in touch if you are interested in coming back to the VB family.
1.0
Jan 18, 2020

Run.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Clinical Supervisors are very proactive and very supportive.

Cons

So many... MSome of the leadership team lacks people skills and the ability to actually manage processes. They lead you to believe that there’s an “Open Door Policy” but... no one here actually listens to employee feedback. IN FACT, anyone here can confirm that when you speak up, you’re walked out of the door. There is no clear point of contact when policies aren’t being followed or when systems aren’t being implemented correctly. We supposedly had an HR Team but I’ve been told by a former co-worker that the HR Team is pretty much powerless/useless. Missed lunch breaks, lots of talk about “collaboration” during the interview process but supervisors don’t like to collaborate, they just like to delegate and everyone else is just doing what they can to keep a job. The CEOs care about money. So quality is pretty much out of question in a lot of cases. ABATs have the most unorthodox training. Luckily, I’m a fast learner and had a background in this field so I made it work. Upper Management hires anyone to do the things that they can’t or don’t feel like doing. Every wrong decision they make is reflected upon our day-to-day. Pay and benefits... A JOKE — if you have dependents or a spouse, the benefits are terrible. If you want to gain ABA training but aren’t necessarily looking to become a BCBA, do not work here. They dedicate most of their resources to Master’s students and still pay them below market average.

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Verbal Beginnings Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry to hear that you had a negative experience at Verbal Beginnings. We continue to research market data to ensure we are being competitive within the industry and are always reevaluating our benefits for the most cost effective options. I would recommend that you contact our HR department to discuss your issues, which will help us to grow as a company.
4.0
Dec 16, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- The administration cares deeply about improving employee satisfaction. They have improved 10-fold on their willingness to hear constructive feedback and they welcome suggestions from staff members. - Training for ABAT therapist and CSs is good and is only improving. The company also cares deeply about training new staff members and continues to strive for ways to make it more effective. - Free CEU events - Leadership trainings for all supervisors - The pay is good.

Cons

- Sometimes communication breaks down, but the company values teaching core Leadership skills to target barrier removals to improve communication from the top down. - Health care could be better- HR is currently working on this - Do not match 401ks.

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Verbal Beginnings Response
6y
Thank you so much for your feedback and glad to hear are having a positive experience. We have heard the feedback regarding communications and have recently added field and center town halls, blogs and additional employee communications to ensure we are disseminating important information about the company and our industry. We are also continue to reevaluate our benefits to provide the most cost effective options to our employees. Thank you for all you do for the company and the children we support!
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