Pros
The Guest Teachers hired are passionate, mission driven and believe in making a difference in their community.
Cons
I have been in the workforce for over 30 years and I must say, this is the very first job that within the first two months of employment I said to my family and friends that "I DID NOT LIKE THIS JOB!" Why did I stay so long? Because, I honestly supported the mission and believed that the individuals I hired were needed to make a difference in our communities. However, the CEO is one of the most dishonest human beings I have ever met in all my years of life. He does not care about people! I witnessed numerous internal staff members join and within the first few months quickly realize that this company had presented themselves to be something they were not. Poor leadership and no employee advocacy led me to believe that no matter how much I expressed my unhappiness with my employment, I would only be targeted. Asking the difficult questions and pushing my colleagues to be better, got me labeled as an "angry black woman." My intent was questioned when I expressed that the organization needed to find the formula to help us become an Employer of Choice. I was not valued, heard or respected and no matter which of the 6 managers I complained to in those two years, not one was able to find the courage to hear me and fight for me for fear of retribution from leadership. Lastly, when they finally decided to lay off the workforce in response to Covid, the black and brown people went first (after being told that we'd be ok & there was nothing to be concerned about.) No one reached out to "check" on those impacted after the lay off even though they claimed that the decision was unavoidable and they were distraught to be losing "family." They dismissed us and never looked back and have recently posted our positions instead of reaching back out to us to see if we were available to return. Look, you don't want to work here, I promise you. They will make your life miserable.