Integrated Resources Institute Reviews

- They make you drive so much. I know it was part of the job description, but I didn't expect it to be so much! I am putting 60+ miles on my car every workday! 15 or so miles to the client's house, 15 miles to the client's place of work, 15 miles back to the client's house, and 15 miles home. Even with my regularly scheduled clients, this is just excessive. With the gas prices at an all-time high, this isn't really economically friendly! It is also terrible for the environment. - Impossible to get the "bonuses" they claim to give out. They do give out bonuses, I'm sure: you get a certain amount if you find a client a placement at a job or internship. With the increase in gas prices, they started a bonus incentive for employees who are able to find public transit options for clients to arrive at their place of work. However, there are several problems with this, the first being that, if you have a regular client who already has a job or internship placement, they obviously don't need placement; even if you are able to find an awesome position, you aren't eligible for the bonus because your client does not/cannot even work it. Second, some of the clients aren't really emotionally prepared for public transit. One of my clients would get really anxious and often cry if she had to be in stressful situations, if she had to rush, and if she had to complete physical activities, like stepping off a large step or walking quickly. I don't think a fair portion of the company's clients are really able to take public transit. Not to mention, the long miles that we travel rarely have transit options available. - Spending 20+ hours a week with the same person is kind of exhausting! I don't even spend that much 1:1 time with my partner, let alone this person I do not consider a friend. The clients are wonderful! They're usually very polite and kind, but they're also just that: clients. - Pay is just alright. Decent for a low-experience job, but not really enough for the amount of work you sometimes do. Mileage reimbursement isn't that great at all. $0.58 per mile, and it doesn't include miles you spend driving around the parking lot looking for a spot. - They sometimes expect you to work off-clock: answering texts and calls or redoing care notes. - They do associate themselves with Autism Speaks and in fact many of the people they support go directly from a childhood ABA therapy setting into the employment program. I feel like there's enough research proving how harmful ABA and Autism Speaks can be, and enough outrage from the autistic community that they kind of shouldn't be supporting ABA or AS anymore. But, I also recognize that ABA is the only universally-recognized therapy for autistic children, so...it's conflicting.

For what it is, pay doesn't reflect the hard work you put in. They say they will assign you clients close to you, but that doesn't always happen... I usually worked 18-22 miles away from my house. You also have to transport your clients. You get mileage reimbursement, but it is not environmentally sustainable... especially for the planet. If you work a lot, you're going to fill your tank once a week and get oil changes more frequently.