2.0
29 June 2010
Current employee
Bronx, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
*Very well-known in New York City *Offers many different services and chances to explore many parts of social services *Often promote from within *Decent benefits package *Ever-expanding *Top performer in many citywide services
Cons
*Very long hiring process *Favoritism, especially in recognition and promotion *Departments can be very centralized with not enough staff cohesion *Program coordinators are usually given more credence than clients or line staff *Can be too concerned over meeting benchmarks as opposed to employee and client satisfaction *Not enough cohesion between departments *Tendency to play the "blame game" when targets are not met, even if they are unrealistic