They are a White Savior organization - Anonymous employee City Year Employee Review

1.0
Mar 6, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Get to bond with your team

Cons

Living below the poverty level, working insane hours (10-12 hours, 5 days a week) doing the work of 5 people. They do not help you find a job when the program is over but they will pretend that they are trying to help you.

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5.0
Apr 13, 2026
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Pros

Well-organized/structured Transportation, healthcare, and AmeriCorps benefits Lots of teambuilding

Cons

Long days Uniforms A lot of professional development

3.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

connecting with the students will be one of the most rewarding takeways.

Cons

- lack of admin initiative, at times it feels we are being criticized for our job when we get paid crumbs (11$ and hour after tax, california).

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