fun place to work, but pay was peanuts - Program Coordinator United Way Employee Review

2.0
Nov 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

UW is a fun place to work. The people are wonderful for the most part and you learn much about the community you live in and the challenges of people that you might not interact with everyday. Gives one a sense of gratitude for what you do have in your life.

Cons

Poor salaries for front line workers (admin, coordinators, assistants), yet these people do most of the work for the organisation. Working on weekends was sometimes part of the job. Executives showed little transparency in their decision. Culture of recognition was not evident.

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5.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

People were very nice and cooperative

Cons

Not any that I would speak of

3.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

4 weeks of vacation plus holidays, good insurance, decent pension program, Knowing you're making a difference.

Cons

So. Much. Micro-management. Even as a vice president, you will make no decision that isn't second guessed by the CEO. HR is overly complicated and hiring practices are so rule-bound that quick hires are almost impossible. The people that are hired are all excellent and really good at their jobs but each decision they make is second guessed away until everyone has a sense of learned helplessness- nothing can be done quickly because it has to be run past the CEO before it can be implemented.

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