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Centers for Independence

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Centers for Independence reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(115 total reviews)

Heidi Chada

100% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Centers for Independence has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Centers for Independence employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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115 reviews
3.0
Aug 21, 2017

Activity Assistant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Enjoyable coworkers that make the work day fly by.

Cons

The higher ups have a lack of empathy for CNA's and they look to us as the bottom feeders.

4.0
Jun 22, 2017

A Lot of Opportunity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have worked at MCFI for over five years as a full time employee. During this time, I have worked in several different positions across three different departments. I feel that my professional and career goals have really been supported by all of my various leaders. If you look around MCFI it is easy to see that I am not the only person with such an experience as there are many employees and leaders who have promoted to several different positions over the course of their employment. It appears that if you are willing to put in honest effort and a little determination you will be rewarded. There is also a real focus on client services which is a theme between each department I've been involved with. I left the private sector to find a more "meaningful" job and I have been very happy with MCFI in this sense.

Cons

Being a non-profit agency the salaries are a little under the average but the agency does try to provide other benefits like a co-pay free health center. Things can develop and change rapidly at MCFI. New programs spring up pretty quick when the opportunity presents itself and sometimes so much change, so fast, can be difficult. Stronger communication would be beneficial at these times. One of my transitions between positions lagged on for a while because the new position cropped up so quickly and it did not seem things were fully prepared.

2.0
Jun 19, 2017

Hug organization feel like a number!

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Pros

Working with clients in social work field. Coworkers were great! They offered paid training for 2-3weeks. Tuition reimbursement and further training. Massages at work.

Cons

Insurance was terribly high, unable to afford it with high premium ($300-500/month with high deductable). I thought with a big organization they would do better in getting better benefits. I was also in a union as well. HR is huge and just feel like a number. I and my coworker were there for 5 years barely a raise or able to move around. I was working 3rd shift and over 60 hours a week and needed a 1st or 2nd shift job because my health was declining. I called in because of my health and they looked down on me about that. I applied for other positions. They opened a new crisis center and gave the jobs to others. I tried to apply for other jobs and one coworker told me they don't like giving positions to other people who work 3rd shift because it's hard to replace someone and he had applied to other positions for a long time and never able to move. Also I was shock how low my pay was compared to my coworker. I was making $9.00-9.50, only .10 raise every 6months. My coworker started out $11.00 and was making $14.00. I told HR how my director has favoritism over others and my coworker got paid $2 more than me. They said it's all about budgeting and what the director. I talk to him about it and applying for other jobs. He was too busy to really talk to and he make lighthearted jokes about I felt he didn't really care. He would tell he forgot to send in my application for the position and they would be gone within a few days or a week. He had other positions and gave position to prior coworker to start a new crisis center but never offered the jobs or let me know they were hiring. He expected me to work 3rd shift and train others at the other place. I felt used, so got another job and left a weeks notice. I felt they didn't care about their employees and I was fed up!

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