Pros
JFS provides a plethora of services to the community. They are also inclusive when employing staff. Staff are skilled in their fields of work.
Cons
The sentiments that I have about having worked at JFS are best described in the previous reviews. I've read the reviews prior to, and during my employment. Everything that has been stated in those reviews IS true! I may reiterate some of those same points in my review, but I want to shed light on other factors as to why I left the company. While the work that I did at JFS was fulfilling, the micromanagement and toxicity coming from all levels of management killed my morale. When I first took my position, my supervisor wanted me to believe that this was a great place to work. For the first few months, I genuinely felt I was in the right place employment-wise and I enjoyed the comraderie I built with those I worked with at JFS. When I started taking notice of the staff turnover rate, the stiff productivity measures in my department, and the demand to perform my job duties using those unrealistic measures, I had realized I needed out of there because it was affecting my work- life balance and my mental health. As I started expressing my concerns to my direct supervisor, she initially seemed determined to take on the challenge of standing up for her staff when raising these concerns to the CEO. It wasn't long until my supervisor assumed a "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" mentality and became toxic in her leadership role as well. I felt gaslighted by my supervisor in my last several months of employment: she made me feel as if I was the only one with these concerns, and painted me as the only one with the negative attitude in my own department. I know many of the staff (former or current) shared my sentiments and my concerns, though. It is also evident I wasn't the only person feeling this way because many others in my department have left JFS under hers and the CEO's leadership. I grew frustrated that I arrived to work before my supervisor and left after my supervisor many days of the week, only to be met by criticism if I didn't meet productivity measures each week. I also felt as if the quality and quantity of my work was being viewed through multiple magnifying glasses. Furthermore, the CEO was unable to successfully describe my job role in my department to others within, or outside, of the organization. Yet, she is the final decision maker as to how stringent our productivity measures are. These sentiments are also echoed by former and current employees in my department, too. As to the point of the "shared misery" comment in another review, it's very true. You can see the looks of fatigue and the flat affect on other employees' faces every day. I worked with great people at JFS, and we got each other through each day the best we could. Ice cream trucks at staff meetings once a month isn't going to wipe the exhaustion away from our daily grind.