Fulfilling work but very demanding place to work. - Job Developer Goodwill Employee Review

2.0
13 Nov 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Work schedule, rewarding work, every day is different, making a difference in peoples lives.

Cons

Very results demanding in highly competitive economy. Need to place at least 5 individuals a week when the job market is not moving. Senior management does not nurture career growth. Directors and vice presidents are not understanding of market conditions. No real advancement opportunity.

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5.0
9 Mar 2026
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Pros

The people and the pay

Cons

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3.0
28 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed my customer service work - helping people as a part of a larger mission to help the community. I found it rewarding to advance to supervisor and pick up new skills and responsibilities such as safety auditing and supply management. And of course it was always interesting to sort all the interesting and unique donated goods.

Cons

A change in management over the past year+ has been very difficult for me. I found my work more heavily scrutinized and criticized in ways that felt unclear and unfair. The new manager had a clear bias towards certain employees, gossiped openly and loudly and often with explicit HIPAA violations, and made it literally impossible for me to keep track of inventory supplies as a part of my responsibilities. Communication between management and associates - and even between management and supervisors is very poor. Workplace culture has seemed to shift from being very flexible and people-oriented to more stringent on policy and focused on revenue. Trust in upper management is strained. Day to day if you stick to your task and focus on production, you'll probably do well. But for me it isn't what it used to be.

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