One of my worst working experiences. - Anonymous employee The Shade Tree Employee Review

1.0
Oct 13, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

My direct supervisor was great. Treated me like a human, was flexible with my schedule as needed, open to feedback, and spent quality time assisting me with issues I had. My co-workers were amazing and passionate.

Cons

LEADERSHIP. Lack of communication (don't expect an email response from leaders until you re-send it at least 3 times). It feels like they don't actually care about improving anything for their staff and then complain about the turnover. When we did the annual survey, many people expressed psychological distress working there. At the All Staff meeting to review the results, they implied we were stupid and didn't understand the question. Many of us did indeed experience psychological distress. Leadership is condescending, demeaning, and threatening. I never felt comfortable talking with anyone other than my direct supervisor because I feared retaliation. I worked in the office, but whenever I did see program staff interacting with clients, it was usually not positive. The two programs leaders usually had an attitude with the clients and while I understand it is really difficult work, there was a lack of compassion from my perspective.

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2.0
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Great mission, the clients make it worth it for a time.

Cons

Directors are allowed to bully and intimidate their staff and fellow directors and as long as you're one of the CEOs favorites, it's not just allowed and but encouraged. Staff are constantly belittled and asked to do things that are either inappropriate or straight up illegal. The building is falling apart and is dangerous to work in. Directors say racists things about native americans, ableist things about clients and staff and call the human trafficking victims "former prostitutes". The turnover rate here is over 100% every year because the leadership doesn't listen, blames their employees for everything and doesn't pay nearly enough. Also they constantly harp on how unprofessional it is to share your salary or to mention money to anyone else, Despite the fact that it is illegal to do that.

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