Pros
The children are amazing, they make the job worthwhile. One deputy manager was better than the other 2.
Cons
Management.
Different rules for different staff. They Play favourites. Certain staff consistently late or not even bothering to turn up, management will turn a blind eye, where other staff will be reprimanded for arriving exactly on time /having car trouble and calling ahead/ sick child. Do not ever have any personal issues, they don't care, unless you are one of their favourites!
Ask for advice on something you're not sure on, be ready to be told you're incompetent and you should know this, no support or guidance given, you could be completely new to the industry and still not get help.
Report bad practice, be prepared to be ignored or bullied in to retracting what you have said. If you do follow through, you will be ignored and/or bullied by management.
No shift pattern. shifts removed or changed without warning to suit others. Cant book 1 day off, forced to book a full week at a time. If you need a shift off for a hospital appointment, you have to ask not to be scheduled that day. You will then be put on the rota for that day and told tough, ask someone to swap with you. Cant book appointments in advance as there is no shift pattern and you dont know when you will be put on rota.
Have to wear office attire in the morning and get changed into comfortable clothing later on, going through 2 sets of clothes for one shift is a joke, cleaning children's bedrooms in office attire? Not constructive and there is no meaning or value to this.
If you value your mental health, do not work here under current management team.
Management can't take criticism. You are given a yearly happiness survey to fill in, you will be bullied into scoring high, they tell you if you give a score less than an 8, you might aswell find another job, you're the problem, not them!
