Don't be fooled. - Operations Manager Kidstrong Employee Review

2.0
Jul 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The kids and class programs are fantastic.

Cons

They are cut throat corporate with a smile. Get everything in writing. Dont be fooled, this is not a career. They will work you and work you until they can find reasons to undermine your hard work and undercut your value. My experience was awful.. At first it was all fast tracking and promises, but once they realized I was a hard worker that wanted to prove my worth they put me in a roll to make phone calls all shift and cover classes when others called out. They were not about paying for your value and they want you to be as available and company minded as possible.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

I cannot vouch for every center since they are not all owned by the same people, but they all fall under the same stipulations from HQ. The same values we instill in the kids we coach are the values management looks for in their coaches. There is little to no work drama, everyone has each other's backs when covering shifts, and there is always an opportunity to pick up extra shifts as well as advance into higher positions. I have been at KidStrong for roughly 1.5 years and have received two raises and two 'level ups'. This is genuinely the best place I have ever worked, and the day I leave will be really, really hard.

Cons

"Requires" off-the-clock work, such as watching videos and studying slides to learn the courses before coaching. Also since shifts are set and we do not clock in, I tend to have issues completing closing duties and still completing shift reports before my shift is up. Although requiring these things to be done off the clock is illegal, it is definitely phrased as if you will get written up if these things don't get done.

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