Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Inc – “Everything but on-call is great.”

Pros

Great co-workers, the benefits were very good compared to other employers in the area; the company puts a lot of effort into employee retention. Flex time was good. They allowed some work-from-home days and were understanding about work-life balance issues.

Pay was comparable with similar companies and the company reimbursed for milage. Health, vision, and dental benefits were good; the prescription plan offered in the health package is quite good (all prescriptions for $25, which is handy if you need the $300-a-bottle-a-month ADD meds). Vision benefits would pay for new glasses every two years.

Although the work was stressful and unpredictable, management was very understanding and worked to mitigate stress on employees. The work was always interesting.

Cons

The workload was high and the on-call policy can result in a person putting in an 18-to-20 hour shift.

Advice to Senior Management

Please fix the on-call problem! The stress of on-call was unbearable at times.