Seneca Family of Agencies Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Thank you for taking the time to share your feelings about your time at Seneca. I am happy to hear that you have been able to connect with many of the amazing and nice people who work here. Your candor and transparency about your experience, while difficult to see, is greatly appreciated. I would like to take the chance to address some of your comments, but also always welcome a direct call at any time to talk more, one on one. I am sorry to hear that you feel that the C-Level support staff solicit good reviews with any form of pressure behind it. I have sent emails asking for people to write reviews, but only if they feel they want to. Never is there an expectation to write a good review or is there pressure to put anything other than what your experience here has been. These review sites offer anonymous posting options to allow people to express their views freely. The reason we ask for reviews is to help us with recruitment: we want prospective applicants to see perspectives from a broad spectrum of Seneca people so they can develop a robust picture of our workplace. It is important to get people’s true experience working here and we would never ask for anything but that. Again, any request is completely voluntary with zero expectation from any staff member to write one or if they do write one, to put anything but the truth. I am also sorry to hear that you have felt that there is a cliquey culture with the longer tenured staff. In the anonymous agency-wide survey we just completed this month, “inclusive,” “supportive,” and “collaborative” are the most commonly used words our staff used to describe our culture. However, we do recognize that experiences can vary greatly by program and circumstance, and we definitely continue working to improve in areas that need it. I would love to hear your thoughts on ways that this could be addressed if you are willing to discuss more about your experience. Our turnover is indeed highest in our entry level positions, but Seneca’s retention rates compare quite favorably with similar nonprofits. We have a strong ethic of promoting from within the agency, and I am proud of how many of our leaders, including our CEO started in entry level positions and worked their way into leadership. We invest a great deal in training and developing our people, and we strive to provide a wide range of opportunities for growth and advancement. I am always available and eager to connect about these and any other concerns directly if you would like. Nathaniel Foster, Chief Advancement Officer

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. The work we do can be difficult, and we feel honored to have employees that are mission driven and dedicated to the children and families in their community, as Unconditional Care is the core of what we do. To that end, we are currently designing and implementing a model of supervision that will better support and train our employees in their daily work, and also help them implement self-care practices.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I have been so fortunate to have had such dedicated and awesome recruiters! I love hearing from former employees and hope that you’ll continue to keep in touch. Best of luck! Lori Slominski, Director of Human Resources

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! I’m thrilled to hear that you’re experiencing your colleagues as the kind and understanding individuals that our recruiters look for in prospective employees. Thank you for your time with us, and best of luck in your next adventure! Nathaniel Foster, Chief Advancement Officer

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts about working at Seneca. We always welcome any feedback. Seneca’s executive office has released that all qualified employees who are on the 4-week PTO (Paid Time Off) will be moved to the 5-week PTO this year as well as some additional agency changes. This enhanced benefit will help current employees have more time for a better work/life balance to do the things they are passionate about.

As you know, we always welcome feedback at Seneca. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. It’s good to know you were able to work with great people, and felt supported by management in your role. Seneca is focused on being able to meet the needs of the communities we serve head on. Sometimes, that means expanding services, and sometimes that means shrinking them. We will continue to pivot as our communities needs evolve. We appreciate the work you do for Seneca’s youth and families each and every day!