Is Young Life a good company to work for?

Young Life has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 605 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Young Life to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Young Life have been left by employees working as Intern , Student Staff and Area Director .

Does Young Life pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Young Life employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Young Life. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Young Life?

80% of Young Life employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Young Life 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Young Life?

Area Director (92) , Staff Associate (60) , Student Staff (25) , Volunteer (13) , Intern (11) , Mission Staff (11) , Team Leader (9) , Volunteer Leader (9) , College Director (8) , Associate Area Director (7) , Area Administrator (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Office Administrator (5) , Summer Intern (5) , Year Long Intern (5)

What are the pros of working at Young Life according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and excited about ministry" ((in 59 reviews)); "Benefits are great!" ((in 56 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and meaningful work" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great mission and purpose, leadership cares for employees, good first job after college" ((in 13 reviews)); "Training is great." ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Young Life according to real employee reviews?

"Demanding work hours and low pay" ((in 47 reviews)); "Low salary which comes with working for a profit but its so worth it to me!" ((in 18 reviews)); "Long hours, not doable if you're not passionate about the ministry and the job" ((in 14 reviews)); "No work life balance to be successful" ((in 12 reviews)); "Compensation is minimal." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Young Life locations?

Colorado Springs , Dallas , Houston , New York , Seattle , Atlanta , Chicago , Columbus , Portland , Williams , San Diego , Antelope , Minneapolis , Denver , Spokane , Jasper , Glen Spey , Weaverville , Brevard , Charlotte , Austin , Indianapolis , San Francisco , Jacksonville , Tuscaloosa , Richmond , Arlington , Saranac Lake , Phoenix , Ann Arbor

Young Life reviews

4.3

80% would recommend to a friend

(513 total reviews)

Denny Rydberg

96% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Young Life has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 513 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Young Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

513 reviews

1.0

Jun 7, 2019

Deceptive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoyed being a positive role model for teens

Cons

Young Life and its staff create a culture of secrecy. Leaders and staff are not allowed to disclose the organization's policies and they often fear questioning the policies or even discussing them. Leaders are encouraged to use deceptive methods to attract vulnerable teens and get them involved. Area Directors and staff lie to their communities and donors about what they are doing, highly exaggerating in order to create the appearance of being more effective than they really are so that donors will see value and donate more.

1.0

Oct 27, 2017

Area director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Camps are entertaining. The mission is great at drawing kids to events.

Cons

Very weak on regional management. Poor leadership from the top. Only focused upon camps, little or no concern for the common area. It’s a camping ministry.

2.0

Sep 3, 2014

Where's the accountability

Area administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, fun activities, working for a great cause, flexible hours (but really you're working any of the 24 hours, not a 9-5)

Cons

To be honest, it was hard to come up with a list of pros due to my experience. Pay is extremely low for the amount of stress (and you don't expect a lot working in the non-profit world). There's a lack of solid structure and accountability when it came to financials. Why have the area administrator approve the AD's purchases? It's backwards to have the employee approve their boss's purchases. We had major issues in my area that were eventually taken care of, but the main response I kept getting from Colorado was,"We'll pray on this." Very slow to actually take action. It reminded me of the joke about the guy on his roof during a flood, he ended up drowning and by the time he got to Heaven he said to God,"I was waiting for you to provide!" And God said,"I sent you a warning, a boat, AND a helicopter!"

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