Decent place to work, friendly people, not the greatest communication from management. - Donation Attendant Goodwill Employee Review

4.0
Oct 30, 2014
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Pros

They worked around my school schedule, giving me plenty of hours during the school year and letting me work full time in the summer. They actually let people work enough hours to be full time which is better than I can say for a lot of other retail and related jobs, and from what I'm told the benefits aren't terrible.

Cons

I worked in a little independent donation center on the weekends so possibly this is just unique to my situation, but communication from management was just about non existent. Over the 4 years I was there I can count the number of times I met with my supervisor on two hands. Employee turnover is high. By the time I left I was one of the most senior people I knew. Crazy busy in the summer, crazy slow in the winter.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Mission is impactful, exposure to more training and skills, team environment, great way to gain experience

Cons

Low pay compared to competitors within job market, outreach events after hours and on weekends, framework for growth not clearly established

2.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Work fulfilling both physically and socially, dealing with donors and fellow employees for this retiree and former legal and business professional.

Cons

Creepy, clannish, petty, and cultish management is more interested in humiliating others under the guise of "following rules" many of their own making than in ensuring that the work facility is properly equipped to handle daily workflow. Communication nonexistent. Managers pop in and out, apparently stationed at some secret location.  Robotic replies to legitimate work questions when they weren't out-and-out nasty.  I've occasionally dealt with this sort of folks, but never an entire collection of them cheering each other on as might appear in some deleted scene from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Poisonous and bizarre. Recommended only for the Abnormal Psychology student.

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