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      May Institute

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      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (298 total reviews)
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      Lauren C. Solotar, Ph.D., ABPP

      77% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

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      May Institute has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 298 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The May Institute 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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      298 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 10, 2025

      Unsafe, Exploitative, and Severely Understaffed - Do Not Work Here

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Helping kids that’s about it.

      Cons

      This workplace presents a highly unsafe and exploitative environment. Employees are subjected to frequent physical aggression, with little to no support, and in some cases, staff will be touched inappropriately and put in deeply uncomfortable situations involving the children. Instead of addressing these issues, management dismisses them, often placing blame on staff for not preventing harm. The approach to behavior management is deeply flawed, setting both employees and children up for failure. Some children are subjected to unrealistic and ineffective intervention strategies, ultimately doing more harm than good. Additionally, the working conditions are unacceptable. Employee injuries are minimized, workers' compensation is inadequate, and PTO is difficult to use. The healthcare benefits are subpar, and the turnover rate is alarmingly high-many new hires leave within their first day. While breaks are technically allowed, staff are often unable to take them due to severe understaffing. Employees are regularly expected to handle the workload of multiple people, creating an unsustainable and overwhelming environment.

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      May Institute Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We value your perspective and will review your concerns. We are always looking for ways to improve and take concerns about staff safety, support, and workplace conditions very seriously. Our goal is to create a safe and positive environment for both our students and employees. We are actively working on staffing initiatives and ensuring that every team member has access to the resources they need to succeed.
      1.0
      Sep 30, 2020

      Horrible prejudice racist company

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Horrible, racist, treat employees like dogs. Only the whites gets positions. Horrible low paying company to work for. Made us become Med cert putting our lives on the line for 50 cents. Horrible horrible employee treatments. Treats clients horrible also. Less pay even though you have a four yrs degree than others. Very horrible wicked management. Very controlling management.

      Cons

      I hate this company because they are not what they appear to be

      1.0
      Jan 25, 2020

      Tough kids, tougher management

      Classroom counselor
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      Pros

      Good place to get experience if you want to get into the field. Their standards for hiring are low, so if you are interested, give it a shot.

      Cons

      The management is horrible and will ignore your concerns. Terrible staff can get away with nearly anything because the managers are desperate to keep staff. As a result, good staff have to work harder and try to ignore misdeeds of the terrible staff, and may quit, creating the problem management is attempting to solve. Managerial decisions are made at random with little reason which adds to the stress of an already stressful job. They do not care about individual classrooms or staff, just having enough staff. Your experience can vary a lot depending on your classroom and whether you have to tolerate awful staff who are never fired but will likely quit if you wait long enough. There is no union here and they squashed one that lasted very briefly. Since then they have done propaganda on how awful unions are. How any "school" operates without one is beyond me.

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