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3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(139 total reviews)

John Barber, J.D.

46% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Barber National Institute has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barber National Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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139 reviews
1.0
May 16, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

SOME clients are great. The ones with mental health issues will bite you and hurt you and you're still expected to finish your shift with no medical treatment.

Cons

No body cares, literally. They'll hire anyone so 99% of staff you're sent sit on their phones or do homework. You're mandated to stay for shifts even if you have a medical condition or children there's a chance you'll have to work a 24 hour shift. People are fired and demoted at the drop of a hat because all staff are replaceable and they could care less who's forced to stay cause the shifts have to be covered. House managers are worthless and don't care if you get stuck doing everything while they sit on carelogic all day. They make mountains out of molehills over stupid stuff. The PS's are even worse! Idk where they find these ghetto people that think they can run group homes but it's CLEAR the clients are not the priority. This company only cares about appearances. As long as things look good it doesn't matter if they ARE good. Anyway. Job isn't bad if you find a good grouphone with managers that aren't mean robots that talk down to you. You'll probably be fired within 8 months though like everyone else. No one lasts more than a year anymore unless you treat the house manager like a movie star.

3.0
Sep 28, 2016

Direct Support Professional

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The residents are wonderful to work with (even individuals with behavioral issues/medical issues), staff are supportive and helpful. Managers and staff set a great example of team work.

Cons

I have been working with BNI for over 8 years. This agency does NOT pay well (unless you are upper management). You can go to other agencies and make $2.00 more.There are a lot of disgruntled employees. Over worked and under paid is an understatement. New onsite staff are promised to work in unrealistic situations. These new employees are looking for preferred hours, no behavioral or medical concerns, and feel they can do homework instead of attending to the residents. And once they realize the promises made are from people who never worked in the IDS homes, they put in their 2 weeks notice or transfer to another program. Homes are short staffed due to part time employees making $10.75 and full time making $10.00. When the houses are short on staff the supervisors expect you to just stay regardless of your own needs. Older staff are fed up with continuous changes and constant additions to workload (and the lack of raises). The turn over rate has reached an all time high. Minimal support given by upper management and when you try to address these issues you may become a target. I do not want to discourage applicants as the residents need loyal caring employees. But if you do not like the site of bodily fluids or upset clients this is not the job for you! You will be responsible for the care of these individuals. And the agency is opening new homes without being able to staff their current houses. Overall, if you like working with IDS/MH this could be a great job! You just don't always feel appreciated.

3.0
Dec 10, 2014

Good but emotionally hard

Recommend
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Pros

Worked in the group homes for about 4 years. Very altruistic and satisfying if you feel like you're making a positive difference in someone's life

Cons

Emotionally draining. Whether you work with an easy group of people or difficult group, it will tug on your heart strings.

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