The Salvation Army reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,627 total reviews)

General Lyndon Buckingham

91% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

The Salvation Army has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,627 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Salvation Army 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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5K reviews
2.0
Jan 23, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

It is a church and it was great to be able to express my love for Christ in the workplace. The organization as a whole, does do a lot of good.

Cons

Very low wages and poor benefits for employees, while officers and management essentially line their pockets. In addition, some of the behavior that takes place here contradict the very principles the organization was founded on.

2.0
Nov 13, 2018

Nepotism and Egos

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most employees and officers are great to work with.

Cons

Nepotism and inflated egos by some officers and divisional commanders do exist. The Salvation Army does great work, and most employees are wonderful with but since there are multi-generations of officers and their kids working there those officers sometimes take it for granted and act like "divas". All officers are legally ordained ministers and get all of their expenses and educations paid for, and I have seen some divisional commanders (Lt. Col, Majors, etc) act like kings and throwing fits. The higher the position, the more they are provided. Most of them will claim they don't make much money and their wives don't get paid, but in the case a divisional commander they may have both a home locally and a vacation home at a camp.

1.0
Jul 11, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Officers are about themselves and their perks.

Cons

Micromanaging, uninspiring, silo based, lack of vision, closed minded leadership (if you can call it that). Bad behavior is okay as long as you are producing (Finance). You would be amazed at how officers (pastors) and leadership talk to and treat employees! No possibility of advancement, work is meaningless. Lots of activity for work that produces nothing for anybody.

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