Beyond Housing Reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)
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Chris Krehmeyer

82% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Beyond Housing has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Beyond Housing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
13 Aug 2015

So Much Talent Wasted by Dysfunctional Leadership

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Pros

Rank and file staff are amazing. There some really passionate, talented people who wants to make a difference. The mission is great and they have accomplished a lot. The only reason I can give more than one star is that the staff have found a way to support each other (despite myopic leadership) because the services they provide are needed and important.

Cons

Leadership talks a good game, but is out of touch with day to day operations. HR is fairly ineffective unless the order comes from above. Nothing was ever done about issues reported and a lot of gossiping went on. I can honestly say that I have never felt more disposable/disrespected by my supervisor in a work environment, despite many attempts to find honest and constructive ways to change the situation. If you make friends with a major donor, that apparently gives you carte blanche to act however you like when they leave the building. Such behavior included storming out of meetings, shouting at subordinates, and throwing people under the bus after work you approved doesn't please another staff member, partner or donor.

2.0
15 June 2015

The Organization Needs to Clean its House

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Pros

The organization has some bright, passionate people on staff. You can have many insightful conversations and learn a lot from co-workers.

Cons

There is a huge problem with gossiping and spreading rumors. Inappropriate and excessive funder involvement is the root of much of the organization's dysfunction and lack of direction. Human Resources has not proven to be a trusted advocate for employees.

2.0
20 Aug 2019

Not the place for long term growth

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Pros

-The front line staff are amazing; passionate colleagues -BH has done some incredible work that the whole organization can be proud of -Opportunities to do a variety of types of work, depending on role -Great experiences for interns and entry level social work positions -Generous PTO (see cons for more details) -Health insurance is pretty good -Fair amount of flexibility and freedom, depending on role -Good work life balance, depending on role -Casual dress code

Cons

-Untrustworthy leadership/HR: e.g. I was offered a raise 2x and never got it -PTO is generous but based on their accrual system, you can't both get sick and take some time off within the same window of time, especially in the first quarter. Many have trouble using it all, then it expires. If you articulate this issue (which particularly impacts parents and people with chronic illness/disability), management accuses you of acting entitled. -Poor 403(b) match -Poor internal communications systems -Underutilization of employees + poor delegation/top down communication leads to constant frustration and missed opportunities for the organization to make bigger impact -While the organization touts diversity and inclusion, the board, highest paid staff, and highly paid contractors trend heavily toward white men -Salaries are low -Very informal performance measurment and review system -General culture, starting with top leadership, of gossip about and passive aggressive behavior toward employees (HR also does this) -I've heard several ableist and ageist (against younger people and mid level people) comments from top leadership -Little invested in developing strong new leadership, so there are questions about organizational sustainability. Not much room for promotion, but there's rapid turnover so sticking around long enough could help.

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