Does Alternatives pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alternatives employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alternatives. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alternatives?

67% of Alternatives employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alternatives 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alternatives?

Restorative Justice Specialist (6)

What are the pros of working at Alternatives according to real employee reviews?

"Medical benefits were fairly reasonable in 2018" ((in 4 reviews)); "professional development, great leadership, Emerging Leadership Fellowship was a wonderful opportunity, cool coworkers" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alternatives according to real employee reviews?

"terrible management full of narcissists and liars." ((in 3 reviews)); "Too much turn around, the job is challenging and the pay is very little, but that's expected in a non for profit." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alternatives redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Alternatives redundancy and their outlook for job security at Alternatives in 2026.

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3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Bessie Alcantara

66% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture and values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Alternatives has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alternatives employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

29 reviews

1.0

25 Feb 2026

The least professional, most disrespectful experience of my life

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

HR staff is very friendly.

Cons

There is an active culture of toxicity, disrespect, neglect, and racial harassment. The organization is extremely disorganized and actively contradicts best practices in the industry. The organization had zero interest in professional development. It seems to be held together by scotch tape. "We can't retain staff" was a common refrain; it's no wonder why. Despite the admirable mission, avoid this organization at all costs.

3.0

26 Jan 2026

Good start into nonprofit work

Restorative justice specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working with youth in school based settings Good benefits Good work life balance

Cons

Sometimes overworked and underpaid Sometimes a lot of changes in staff

4.0

10 July 2025

Alternatives

Trauma informed care coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Added benefits (I.e. wallet), opportunity for professional development

Cons

Program is intern led with high expectation of service without bodies to provide adequate services.

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