Pros
The dogs are spectacular. You have a lot of freedom. You can make a real difference. Most fosters are great and working with so many spectacularly compassionate people is great. There are always learning opportunities
Cons
The way the foster department at DeKalb is run is a disaster. Management is a "boys club". Reporting dangerous and abusive behavior is not allowed here and you will be run out. I loved my job until the management of the depart changed. Myself along with others lives turn into exhausting and traumatic disasters. I had my supervisor roll her eyes at me constantly, take personal attacks at me, and put me in bad situations. The inherent stress of this job is manageable. The abusive behavior of those in power is not. Euthanasia decisions are biased and dangerous dogs are kept alive because those on the pathways team think they are cute. Most of the members on that team don't even walk or personally assess the dogs they are making life and death decisions for. A staff member on this board took a very dangerous dog home and threw "a keggger" with him present which is bad in so many ways. The treatment of volunteers and fosters is atrocious. These relationships are completely broken and no one seems to want to take the time to fix them.