Pros
Meaningful work supporting people Good pay Flexible workplace and autonomous environment
Cons
-Flexible workplace and autonomous environment which can be positive or negative (depending on the role you are in) - No team work focus - Pressure is on frontline staff members - No real structured induction training to the work, and just expected to just “pick it up as you go” - Working fairly independently is the norm with not much day-to-day team support - Staff are coming and going all the time - like a revolving door. - Staff are seen as replaceable and not appreciated. - Frontline staff are as carrying significant workloads, with some reporting that roles feel equivalent to multiple positions combined. The pressure tends to fall heavily on frontline workers. - Management doesnt appreciate staff or try to hold onto good workers as I have seen many good workers walk out the door. - Funding is tight and allocated tightly across programs, No money spent on things like proper support for frontline workers. - Expected workload for frontline workers is high, many staff do the role of 3 people. - Limited to no supervision; Company doesnt want to pay for your proper support/supervision, its expected to have supervision but get your work worker Sally in accounting who sits next to you, to do it. This is a conflict of interest and puts pressure on already overworked staff. - Overall expected to just manage it all, save face , smile, in a a culture that pushes employees beyond breaking point. - Very old school way of working - if you cant adapt to this working culture there not likely to change Company doesnt live up to what they preach: there is no real EAP either, they use Sonder (A simple basic website teaching you about healthy eating) My advice to someone potentially working here: Be aware there is no support and at times no training Protect your own mental health when working here. This company will chew you up and spit you out if you let it