Boy Scouts of America – “Not a smart career move!”

Pros

Very liberal vacation days
After almost two years working within the office this is the only perk that cannot be found with another company.

Cons

Reviews are not based on merit rather based on the mood of the council
Management talks down to staff members.
Management thinks volunteers are stupid (funny since this is volunteer ran)
The workload balance is way off. 2 people to handle over a dozen counties as well as being personal secretaries to 8 people.
Follow-thru doesn't happen.
NO Respect is given to non-management staff.
Pay for non-management is barely above minimum wage while entry level DE's start at $35,000 a year and Scout Executive makes over $120,000 a year.
Scout Executive has very little knowledge on management issues - it is all about how to make the numbers look good so he gets a good review with no acknowledgement that it took everybody to accomplish his goals.
There isn't a policy and procedure manual so the rules change everyday.
If the management staff wasn't solely focused on numbers all the time they could produce better quality programs.
Working conditions stink!!!!

Advice to Senior Management

Start making a mandatory management class before someone can be a Scout Executive.
Follow-up on the Scout Executive. Ask the current staff questions rather than walk in and ignore them. Have clear rules so staff cannot change them to suit their needs. Make it mandatory for all councils to have a policy and procedure book and check to make sure it is followed. Focus more on quality rather than quantity - if we had consistant quality programs the quantity would follow. Check to make sure management doesn't abuse hourly staff. This seems to be a big problem. The Scout Oath and Law is not followed by the management staff and management should be the standard others follow.