Better on outside than inside - Anonymous employee TAPS Employee Review

1.0
May 14, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great mission, ability to work remotely, ability to travel.

Cons

Poorly run: HR is amateurish at best, President is unprofessional, fickle, intrusive, and untrustworthy of staff. The mediocre and attention seeking survive, while professional and ethical staff have left in droves over the past few years (if you are seeking a job here, note the high staff turnover). The level of unprofessional behaviour is staggering, and unethical behaviour is rampant in the leadership. If you create boundaries, you risk losing her favor. When I was hired, I asked about ongoing professional training and was told by HR that those were offered as "favors" - ie, if you behave, you are allowed to go. Staff is constantly told "we are a family" which is the non-profit world is code for "we will not pay you much and we will ask much in return." This also sets one up for a parent-child relationship with the organization as opposed to adult to adult.

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5.0
Oct 9, 2025
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Pros

The HR person is the most competent, smart human I have ever encountered. Her advice in my career has been invaluable. The head of the company needs to pay her more to keep her on! I love my job and she has been instrumental in it

Cons

Need higher pay for employees

1.0
May 13, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The clients. The mission. The volunteers.

Cons

No opportunity for professional growth. Misspending grant and donor funds, failure to adhere to grantor requirements. Inaccurate reporting to grantors. Inability to cover payroll through legitimate financial means. Failure to include department heads and program managers in ensuring grant dollars are spent on their programs in accordance with grant requirements. Salary is sub par, if you want a livable wage don’t work at TAPS. Employee roles are deemed to be no longer needed for critical positions when they speak truth to leadership and they are pushed out of the organization. Persintant and pervasive hostile work environment. Disability descrimination. Mission creep away from seminar and support services for clients. Lack of empowerment and trust by President and founder. Consistent back stabbing by senior leadership. Retirement plan is sub par. Toxicity is boiling over. Leadership makes changes to progamming without due consideration of best practices and employees who run the programming. President and founder lies about conversations. Age discrimination is prevalent. Gender discrimination against males is prevalent. Failure to take advice of employees who are the bots on the ground. Failure of directors to advocate for their teams. Failure to adhere to best practices. One bad month away from financial catastrophe.

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