Emerge Community Development reviews

Leadership seems to be either absent (Mike) or negatively pushing on other staff (Linda) and unaware of the problems that they are causing. They preach accountability for direct service staff while seeming to have no accountability of themselves. There is very little and rather poor communication that comes from leadership. There are issues and lots of negativity in the company culture. Many employees feel both ignored and micromanaged which again comes form the top. There is lots of favoritism and preferential treatment which is great for the lucky favorites but is unfortunate for everyone else.

Staff are not trusted, valued, or supported. Leadership (with a couple exceptions) are very disconnected from activities and staff at program level, and they are often not even knowledgeable about what the agency’s programs do. The agency moves from crisis to crisis, but leaders/managers will not empower staff to make any decisions on their own when staff see impending issues and try to address them in advance. The agency is extremely hierarchical! Leaders/managers attempt to micromanage without having the time to micromanage, which means staff must sit on their hands and wait to take the blame once leaders notice the next crisis.