Prep for burn out - Anonymous employee Kidstrong Employee Review

2.0
Jun 19, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

the kids make the job fun

Cons

shifts are exhausting. if you're full time, the shifts are set up for burn out. Expect to work 11 hour days, 5 days a week, with only 1 day off at a time. Expect to work weekends, likely from 8am-7pm. Expect to do work on your own time and not get paid for it. There's a LOT of shady things that go on in this company so be aware....yes it seems fun (it can be...when you're not overworked) and working with kids is fun, however they WILL overwork you. I've been called out sick before and was told to suck it up and come in anyways. Threw up at work and was expected to keep going. There's no work life balance here. They pride themselves in overworking staff and lead to burn out, but don't have any room for mental health concerns. Management is often a mess. Pay is far too low for what you're doing, especially with all the unpaid working hours you do.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

I cannot vouch for every center since they are not all owned by the same people, but they all fall under the same stipulations from HQ. The same values we instill in the kids we coach are the values management looks for in their coaches. There is little to no work drama, everyone has each other's backs when covering shifts, and there is always an opportunity to pick up extra shifts as well as advance into higher positions. I have been at KidStrong for roughly 1.5 years and have received two raises and two 'level ups'. This is genuinely the best place I have ever worked, and the day I leave will be really, really hard.

Cons

"Requires" off-the-clock work, such as watching videos and studying slides to learn the courses before coaching. Also since shifts are set and we do not clock in, I tend to have issues completing closing duties and still completing shift reports before my shift is up. Although requiring these things to be done off the clock is illegal, it is definitely phrased as if you will get written up if these things don't get done.

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