Year Up Reviews

Pros

Student facing role, the mission is good for those who follow it.

Cons

Leadership is not good, and they don't do the work. Don't value their workers.

Pros

- Opening doors to an amazing internship

Cons

- Not very organized - Support is there

Pros

Professional development is encouraged and provided

Cons

People without experience in high impact roles

Pros

intelligent & interesting colleagues, doing very important & relevant work, being able to engage with the young adults directly is eye-opening and enriching, decent opportunities for growth & benefits

Cons

nonprofit pay, sometimes leadership can be TOO communicative (but not really say enough), can be slow in getting approvals/making decisions which cause project delays, takes A LOT for under-performing staff to finally be laid off

Pros

The best part of working here is the opportunity to interact with our students. They are eager for success, open to feedback and are bought-in. The org is constantly evolving and wanting to be better. They love feedback and will seek it out often.

Cons

It's a very top heavy organization. There are sites across the country and then there is a 'National' team that works to support the different regions. Those teams are often not as student-facing, so it can be frustrating because there are many 'Senior Directors' whereas other sites/teams that are on the front lines will be understaffed and underpaid. Sometimes the constant feedback turns into a complaint fest for employees, so it doesn't always feel the most useful. Plus, we'll give feedback/input and then when it doesn't get implemented or addresses, it leaves one to wonder, then why bother asking? My team will get asked for input around things we're doing and then National teams, tasked with designing 'innovative solutions' will just use what we've done. Meanwhile those talking heads make about double the salary. Feels very corporate at times even though we're a non-profit. The organization used to be more balanced of head/heart decisions. Now it's about the benjamins.

Pros

Strong mission-focused organization, great outcomes and fantastic benefits.

Cons

Work-life balance, too many office politics, pay isn't great.