YAI National Institute for People with Disabilitie Reviews

Pros

It was a Good experience

Cons

Job duties were not challeging

Pros

Lots of time off. People stay in their positions forever.

Cons

Management is led by educators and social workers with little to no management aptitude.

Pros

Work/life was well balanced and great people to work with

Cons

Pay increases are barely given

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

Flexible Scheduled, Ok pay , and also very understanding managers

Cons

Very hard to move around in the company

Pros

You meet some really great individuals
The people with disabilities recieve a tremendous amount of support and learn a great deal when there (outcomes are actually working to there benefit)
Some of the programs give you the autonomy you desire

Cons

There is no room for advancement, everytime I tried to go in any direction I was blocked by management (still waiting on my year review)

They dont follow protocol; they make rules up as they go along.

Honestly the pay is not that great either I mean its 2 dollars more than you make with other agencies but how can you afford to pay your bills and upper Managment is getting paid millions (see The New York times ad; Recently released)

When you have personal issues they don't care; they make little concessions to help you and redirect you to EPA. How is EPA supposse to help me if I need a schedule change? Really!

Advice to Senior Management

Stop being title happy and throwing your power around.

Pros

YAI as a company treats employees well.

Cons

Not a lot of room for promotions within the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Some supervisors are not as open to the open door policy.

Pros

- Easy to get comfortable
- Constant staff training
- Professional at times
- Working with like-minded people can be great
- Many career driven people

Cons

- Advancement is non-existent
- Working in group homes is extremely stressful
- Due to the nature of the work, employees back stab each other frequently
- Management does not care if you love the company, any problems and they pressure you to quit
- Management ACTIVELY may prevent you from any room to maneuver
- Write-ups can be used to instantly end chances for longevity or advancement
- Staff members will literally fight you on the job
- Management, especially upper management are drunk on their power

Advice to Senior Management

Too many teachers pets and unofficial managers, ie: long-term employees that are treated like managers and given statues, yet curse/disrespect newer employees,saying things management would never be allowed to say.
Don't screw over those who love the company for those who dont.

Pros

-they hire great fun people (too bad they lose them)
-They wont fire you since everyone quits
-You get a good feeling knowing that YAI is important for families and people with disabilities

Cons

-CFO only likes and promotes men
-NO Growth, they would rather hire from outside
-ZERO SALARY INCREASES although upper management is getting paid way too high...always the excuse of "budget Cuts"
-Sneaky management that will promote people in the department but wont annouce it or have the person keep it as a secret because 4 people within the same department who do more and have been working there just as long or longer have not seen one promotion or increase
-Employees that sleep at their desk get recognition over the person who works

Advice to Senior Management

You hire great people and do a very poor job at keeping them. FIX IT!

Pros

Strong support for staff and good management philosophy, good benefits and great time off, best provision of services to people with developmental disabilities.

Cons

People tend to stay here a long time so there is little room for advancement. Going through chain of command sometimes makes the process of getting things done painfully slow.

Advice to Senior Management

Be willing to adjust how things have been done in the past in order to move forward in a changing world.

Pros

Great team environment.
Excellent Feedback
Ability to learn transferable skills
Excellent benefits

Cons

Room for advancement begins to bottleneck at a pay level that is not conducive to being a breadwinner.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work.
Succession Plan wisely