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- "The people are great and the work that is done there has helped many children and their families out of poverty" (in 151 reviews)
- "Senior leadership is petty and can be remarkably immature and unprofessional when someone disagrees with them" (in 54 reviews)
- "upper management isn’t expected to attend trainings and refuse to see that issues exist in the company" (in 15 reviews)
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- 5.0Jul 23, 2023Creative Services ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsDes Moines, IA
Pros
A good feel type of environment. Everyone is super nice. Everyone is heavily involved with the community and the work we push forward to help others. Work/Life balance is good, good benefits, good vibes.
Cons
Since it's a non-profit, pay might be below average.
- 1.0Sep 18, 2023MarketingFormer Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Hybrid work environment There are some passionate, caring people who work at UW that have dedicated years to giving back to the community.
Cons
Low pay with NO professional growth opportunities. Don't expect a raise or title adjustment when they reward you with more responsibilities for doing your job well. Poor upper management/leadership. It's everyman for themselves and leadership wants the praise for your work. Expect to be spoken down to, treated as less than, and replaceable. HR will not so much as lift a finger if you voice any concerns and it's been that way for 12+ years. They refuse to reprimand or even confront bad employee behavior. They keep the bad eggs and wonder why they have a high turnover. Expect to pay for parking and walk a ways to the office in an unsafe part of downtown.
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United Way has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,840 reviews left anonymously by employees. 63% of employees would recommend working at United Way to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
63% of United Way employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated United Way 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at United Way to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be management, culture, senior leadership.
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