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Byrd Barr Place Reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

52% positive business outlook

Byrd Barr Place has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Byrd Barr Place 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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17 reviews
1.0
13 Apr 2015
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Pros

A few good-intentioned, caring staff (sad for those that stay, most are leaving in droves). If you see a job opening here - run!

Cons

The unethical practices at work here should keep anyone who values their professional reputation (or donor funds) away. Programs are held up as functioning even when they are no longer in existence, ineffective friends are hired to do substandard work at a high pay rate, certain staff and volunteers are kept on due to the "management's" unwillingness to manage and their very real fear that the community will see Centerstone (CAMP) for what it is (and has been). A sham. This community needs an organization that will run the food bank, energy assistance, financial education, and other programs with the community's needs at the forefront, while holding up non-profit standards of ethics and fiscal responsibility.

2.0
1 Dec 2022

Toxic and chaotic work environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Location and history of organization, positive impact on community.

Cons

This place is quickly spiraling downwards. Staff is generally unhappy. The organization has recently seen high turnover, with several tenured employees abruptly leaving. In addition to the common non profit struggles of low pay and being severely understaffed, there is a rampant organizational culture of toxicity and chaos. There is a general lack or delay of communication from leadership to staff. There is hardly any visibility into key decisions made that directly impact staff. Leadership claims an open door policy, but they do not respond or acknowledge concerns with respect in a timely manner. Discourse about values seems performative and affects trust when they are not modeled by leadership. There is a lot of mental and emotional gymnastics involved to work here. Hard to have peace of mind. And if you're stressed, there isn't a strong support team to lean on. Leadership team appears disconnected and exhausted, they do not inspire. In my opinion, most of the organizational issues stem from the CEO who has had several people leave abruptly under her leadership. I'd also say the organization's success hinges on the talent and heart of the employees, rather than her leadership of them. With the current CEO there is a general lack of leadership, accountability, humility, acknowledgement and empathy. She doesn't take complete responsibility for a series of poor decisions in retrospect leading to staff unhappiness. She doesn't offer reasons for why decisions are being made and the thought process behind them. Oftentimes these decisions seem unreasonable. She doesn't recognize the impact decisions and situations will have on all staff. Oftentimes it seems like favoritism is being played. There is misleading and inconsistent behavior along with the charm. I would not recommend this place to a friend.

1.0
25 Sept 2012

good agency to learn about Social Service field, but....

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I am a former employee, and I loved serving my community. The experience in hands-on direct service delivery was invaluable.

Cons

Leadership (Mgmt) is not transparent about the operations, not qualified to hold their positions, low view of staff and clients, questionable financial practices. The executive director and the board of directors have different views on the operations of the agency.

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