Most diverse, relaxed workplace ever -- but no advancement - Anonymous employee Goodwill Employee Review

3.0
Jun 21, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

the most DIVERSE and open workplace I have EVER work; lots of autonomy, at least in my department; staff really cares for the clients; very down-to-earth.

Cons

very low pay and no opportunity for growth in career at all-- the management is NOT going anywhere, and Goodwill is not growing. Unfortunately, some of the best employees I have ever worked with had to leave (including me -- I finished an MBA and they had no place to put me!)

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I enjoyed my customer service work - helping people as a part of a larger mission to help the community. I found it rewarding to advance to supervisor and pick up new skills and responsibilities such as safety auditing and supply management. And of course it was always interesting to sort all the interesting and unique donated goods.

Cons

A change in management over the past year+ has been very difficult for me. I found my work more heavily scrutinized and criticized in ways that felt unclear and unfair. The new manager had a clear bias towards certain employees, gossiped openly and loudly and often with explicit HIPAA violations, and made it literally impossible for me to keep track of inventory supplies as a part of my responsibilities. Communication between management and associates - and even between management and supervisors is very poor. Workplace culture has seemed to shift from being very flexible and people-oriented to more stringent on policy and focused on revenue. Trust in upper management is strained. Day to day if you stick to your task and focus on production, you'll probably do well. But for me it isn't what it used to be.

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