It's a job and it pays a salary - Anonymous employee YWCA Employee Review

3.0
Oct 10, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

lots of compassionate women, peer staff is great, wonderful counselors, and getting off early during summer hours is great, decent benefits for a non-profit

Cons

too many women and not enough men, can be pretentious-especially management, not a lot of growth or areas to advance, very bureaucratic work environment, very inconsistent in work hours and expectations depending on location where you work, and can at times seem segregated as mainly Spanish speaking staff are at one location and mainly African American staff are at another location.

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Pros

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Cons

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Co workers were great and very respectful.

Cons

This organization's treatment of its staff did not reflect the values of the mission it promotes. During my time there, I experienced a management style that felt overly controlling and dehumanizing. Staff were frequently micromanaged to the point where even casual conversations with coworkers were discouraged. We were restricted in where we could go within the building,often received the silent treatment from management, and witnessed unprofessional gossip. The high turnover rate speaks for itself. In my experience, it was driven by ongoing staff mistreatment, ineffective leadership, and a culture where authority seemed to take priority over supporting employees. Although my experience was disappointing and often demoralizing, I did leave with valuable skills, meaningful friendships, and greater confidence in standing up for myself. I am grateful the organization gave me the opportunity to work there, but I sincerely hope its leadership takes time to reflect on how they treat employees who consistently go above and beyond their job responsibilities. An organization's mission should be reflected not only in the people it serves but also in the way it treats its own staff.

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