Strange Place - Project Manager United Way Employee Review

2.0
Mar 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible Hybrid Schedule People are Friendly/Hardworking Very Diverse and accurately represents the unique demographic of NYC

Cons

The turnover rate is ABYSMAL and Leadership refuses to address why this is. People are either there for a year or they've been there 15+ years. Disorganized, partially because of the high turnover rate and how long it takes people to be on-boarded/trained to begin with, only for them to leave once it hits them the juice isn't worth the squeeze. There is extreme favoritism from the ELT with regards to which departments they favor and pour their time and energy into. It means some departments thrive, while others flounder due to a lack of support. There was a very cliquish structure amongst Senior Leadership and everyone else. The attitude is noticeable and it creates a feeling of have/have-nots, which is a strange culture to be procuring at a Charity.

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5.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

People were very nice and cooperative

Cons

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3.0
May 29, 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

4 weeks of vacation plus holidays, good insurance, decent pension program, Knowing you're making a difference.

Cons

So. Much. Micro-management. Even as a vice president, you will make no decision that isn't second guessed by the CEO. HR is overly complicated and hiring practices are so rule-bound that quick hires are almost impossible. The people that are hired are all excellent and really good at their jobs but each decision they make is second guessed away until everyone has a sense of learned helplessness- nothing can be done quickly because it has to be run past the CEO before it can be implemented.

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