Pros
We have the flexibility to make our own hours, however, if this is your only job and you need as many hours as you can possibly get, that becomes tricky.
Cons
-way too many rules that are easy to break (can't be alone with clients without a guardian/parent in same room), no touching clients, no 'restraining' clients when they become physically aggressive, cannot follow clients if they happen to wander/take off...these are all fireable offenses. -fee for service TSS jobs are truly thankless positions when we work our butts off for our clients and this company. -Absolutely NO compensation for doing paperwork (aka notes) even though they take up a pretty nice chunk of time. Example: If you happen to have a 6 hour shift with a client and start off at home for 1.5 hrs, that's one note. If you leave and go out into community for 2 hrs, that's another note. if you come back to the home after being out in the community for the last 2.5 hrs...THAT'S ANOTHER NOTE!! 3 notes for 1 shift. It's exhausting and we really SHOULD be compensated for our time spent (wasted) on notes that probably no one but the BSC's even read. -Overtime pay does not exist. At least for fee for service employees. -Huge job turnover. No one seems to stay very long. No real way to advance in this company unless you want to go back to school for a masters/doctorate, and at that point...would you really want to work for a company like this?