Outreach Team - Outreach Coordinator Penna Powers Employee Review

While I loved presenting to audiences as an outreach coordinator, the job behind the scenes in the outreach department was extremely stressful. Management was very unorganized, often giving unclear instructions and then is unsatisfied when you follow the instructions they gave. It was common to ask management a question about something you needed to do and never get an answer, then get scolded when you did it incorrectly. Schedules would constantly change — sometimes last minute (example: I had to hop off the treadmill in the middle of a run one morning because I suddenly was told to go pick up some supplies), and we had zero control over our own schedules. This makes planning your week very difficult. You are expected to be available all day, every weekday (sometimes I would work 12 hour days). You are also expected to check your email while you are not working, even on days off. Know that this is essentially a nighttime job with some meetings at the office during work hours. This became extremely taxing very quickly. I didn’t mind it at first, but when I started to struggle, my health and family life suffered. Because of the management style and the lack of work-life balance, morale and efficiency decreased, and I was not the only outreach coordinator who experienced these issues. I am used to challenging jobs, and I was passionate about the work I was doing. However, I was surprised to find that this was not the job for me. In my opinion, the workload and stress were not worth the salary.