Change needed - Anonymous employee Abilityfirst Employee Review

3.0
Oct 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people; great mission and history. Most positions are rewarding as you get to work with very special population...providing programs, services.

Cons

Upper management and fundraising, especially events, needs overhaul to bring in new ideas. Need to have a higher presence in communities served; better public and community relations is needed.

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Abilityfirst Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We are glad that you found the people nice and our mission and history great. We take all reviews seriously and are always looking for ways to improve. We appreciate your suggestions about upper management and fundraising, and we are constantly striving to improve our public and community relations. We value our employees and their feedback, and we will take your suggestions into consideration as we continue to grow and evolve

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3.0
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Pros

The mission and work put in by employees are great! The work environment is pleasant (depending on where you are working), and my coworkers were easy to work with. Good as a first job, if this is the field you are intending to go into.

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Pay is low, but wages will be going up to $20.00. Over the past two weeks, we have received emails from higher-ups letting us know that 3 people have "left" AbilityFirst. It seems they are downsizing, and budget problems are still an issue. Favoritism exists in every department and center, which has led to high turnover and many internal issues that are rarely addressed.. Supervisors, managers, and directors all lack training in any general areas. No room for moving up within the company. Many people have stayed in their positions for years.

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