Pros
You will work along side a small group of VERY hardworking employees and motivated students who want to succeed.
Cons
STAY FAR AWAY! If you are looking to work for an organization with poor culture, underqualified “leaders” and a toxic work environment, this is the place for you! Year Up has an alarmingly high turnover rate which directly stems from underpaid, overworked and undervalued employees. Local site staff report to Regional “Leaders” in each department, most Regional Directors lack competence around strategy and management, they often take a ‘1 size-fits-all approach’ and look for employees to buy into the theatrics. There is a MAJOR lack of accountability for Directors, when metrics are not met the burden and blame falls on local, ground-level staff with a total lack of acknowledgement for the unestablished strategy from the beginning of each project. In addition to the lack of accountability, Year Up does not hold their “leaders” to their own Core Values that they pride themselves upon. How can students be held to a standard that is not embodied by their own “Leaders”? Year Up has A LOT of work to do, hopefully they can put some action into the change that they talk about so often.