Started off as a case manager and did well at that position. Worked as a case manager for about 8 months before I moved into an available counseling position. Learned a lot of stuff regarding addiction and recovery and really bonded with the persons served. I loved coming to work just to interact and teach the clients life skills. The management is truly awful. The supervisors, program coordinators, the counselors, even the program directors are all awful individuals. During my time there, managers show you that they don’t care about the clients. I’ve physically been in the same room with managers, counselors, and directors and heard them making fun of clients including the way they walk, talk, and behave. They constantly treat the clients like criminals and show favoritism. A lot of my time has been at detox and residential settings and it’s all the same everywhere you go. Aside from upper management being terrible people that treat the clients like they are beneath them, the culture is very toxic for employees and the work load is a lot more than what you’re actually paid. Employees at Tri-County are severely underpaid and overworked. You ARE NOT paid for overtime work and they make it clear at the beginning that you’re only allowed to work your 40 and nothing more. The worse part of the job is most definitely the management. Lots of immaturity, spitefulness, micromanagement, and favoritism. The saddest part is the clients are aware of it and they know how bad the management and directors are. For some people in management to have a history with addiction and substance abuse, they treat the clients like they’re beneath them and I would never work a company that has a culture like Tri-County. My experience has been a terrible one and I wouldn’t recommend this company to anyone.
