Will put you to work, like a slave..... - Retail Merchandise Processor Goodwill Employee Review

1.0
Oct 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I loved my co-workers, and some of the customers were great!! It had the potential to be a great job, if management wasn't so awful.

Cons

They work you like a slave with unrealistic expectations, threaten your Job if you at unable to meet your quota. Or work fast enough, You are treated like a child and belittled every time you speak. I was one of the best workers and still I was made to feel like I was not good enough. And as for their outrageous strict policies that they stick to and will get rid of anyone the first chance they get after you have given them 110% of yourself. The company makes sooooo much money, its so ridiculous how much they make yet they barely pay above min. Wage, will use any excuse to deny raises at reviews, and cut your hours often. They think they are like Macy's or something when they are a thrift store.... It's bad when your own employees cant afford to shop at their own company....

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Pros

I enjoyed my customer service work - helping people as a part of a larger mission to help the community. I found it rewarding to advance to supervisor and pick up new skills and responsibilities such as safety auditing and supply management. And of course it was always interesting to sort all the interesting and unique donated goods.

Cons

A change in management over the past year+ has been very difficult for me. I found my work more heavily scrutinized and criticized in ways that felt unclear and unfair. The new manager had a clear bias towards certain employees, gossiped openly and loudly and often with explicit HIPAA violations, and made it literally impossible for me to keep track of inventory supplies as a part of my responsibilities. Communication between management and associates - and even between management and supervisors is very poor. Workplace culture has seemed to shift from being very flexible and people-oriented to more stringent on policy and focused on revenue. Trust in upper management is strained. Day to day if you stick to your task and focus on production, you'll probably do well. But for me it isn't what it used to be.

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