Nightmare - Anonymous employee Goodwill Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers; everyone friendly. A lot of unique stories and great employment opportunities for people who can't get a job anywhere else. OK benefits.

Cons

Upper management e.g. directors and CEO. Micro-management when they decide to show up, no communication, horrid bureaucracy, zero training, zero counselling; a non-profit with a noble mission statement which is not reflected in their actions. Low pay. CEO's make six figures with bonuses while majority of employees are paid minimum wage or below. Apart from the great people who bind together due to mutual horridness, this is a terrible company to work for. Improper use of funds is what makes aid and the Goodwill dirty business.

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5.0
4 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Tuition reimbursement Fairly flexible schedule

Cons

Inequity Low pay Lots of miscommunication

3.0
28 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed my customer service work - helping people as a part of a larger mission to help the community. I found it rewarding to advance to supervisor and pick up new skills and responsibilities such as safety auditing and supply management. And of course it was always interesting to sort all the interesting and unique donated goods.

Cons

A change in management over the past year+ has been very difficult for me. I found my work more heavily scrutinized and criticized in ways that felt unclear and unfair. The new manager had a clear bias towards certain employees, gossiped openly and loudly and often with explicit HIPAA violations, and made it literally impossible for me to keep track of inventory supplies as a part of my responsibilities. Communication between management and associates - and even between management and supervisors is very poor. Workplace culture has seemed to shift from being very flexible and people-oriented to more stringent on policy and focused on revenue. Trust in upper management is strained. Day to day if you stick to your task and focus on production, you'll probably do well. But for me it isn't what it used to be.

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