Awana reviews

2.9

44% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)
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Matt Markins

61% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Awana has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Awana employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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75 reviews
1.0
Aug 15, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Good people. Great mission. Nice facilities

Cons

Cronyism is rampant. Ignorant, wasteful and arrogant leadership take credit and blame shift. Executive leadership is male dominant. Weak HR presence. Culture morale is low. Layoffs 3 years in a row. Deep gouges into Awana club brand. Curriculum resources will deteriorate as as organization shifts focus to global.

1.0
Jun 30, 2017

Poor Senior Leaders

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The ministry mission is great!

Cons

Senior leaders are making poor business decisions especially with finances and people management. Example: Money was spent on a new area for Sr. Leaders. The "new" culture two or three people tried to implement isn't any better than what leaders tried to replace. The "new" culture is, do what two or three people want and you might get to keep your job. Every few months it's the same story; sales are down, donations are down so departments have to give back budget, more positions are eliminated and people are moved around. Then more work is put on those that are left. Eventually a new person is hired, cheaper than the previous one.

1.0
Sep 18, 2018

same song, different verse

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great facilities, international outreach, team work structure

Cons

Cronyism, nepotism, unethical human resource practices and manipulation, unqualified leadership, good-ole-boy mentality and network, lack of accountability with executive leadership, long-term board member chosen as new CEO in the midst of these types of problematic dysfunction illustrates each of the cons from this and all reviews.

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