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Metropolitan Development Council reviews

2.2

23% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)
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Scott Schubert

39% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Metropolitan Development Council has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Metropolitan Development Council employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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56 reviews
1.0
Dec 1, 2020

Horrible CEO + Chief of Staff - Leadership and Work Culture

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Pros

A community action agency is designed to address poverty.

Cons

CEO is absent and disconnected from the organization and demonstrates poor judgment and unwillingness to work with staff. There are unclear expectations and poor communication flow between leadership and divisions. Hiring relationship is transactional and void of mission, purpose, excitement to serve. Extremely high turn-over rate through resignations and sporadic terminations at every level. The organization is financially unstable and lacks authentic community engagement to full-fill its mission. Literally the worst place I have ever served. Despite the experience we accomplished good things, but I could never in good conscious recommend this organization for funding or as an employer until the leadership changes and they have a heart to heart with the community.

1.0
Nov 27, 2020
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Pros

Dedicated, passionate, and heart-led frontline staff; downtown Tacoma location; longevity in community. Great potential, though change in leadership a must.

Cons

CEO has a terrible reputation in the community and is only harming MDC. Chief of Staff has no qualifications for the position she created for herself, is a non-presence in the community, and is completely in over her head but pretends that she is knowledgeable - nothing is further from reality.

2.0
Oct 6, 2020
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Pros

Good mission for the community

Cons

Disorganized, ineffective, unstable, poor employee relations

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