ALL I hear about is ADDIE!! - On-Site Program Coordinator JCC Chicago Employee Review

1.0
13 Apr 2018
Recommend
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Pros

There are a lot of really great people on the front line to work with!

Cons

SO I recently left my role with J at School - and although I never met her - all I ever heard about was the COO Addie Goodman and how awful she is to the team. She rules by fear and manipulation. I saw Addie's imprint by how she would constantly re organize the J at School staff and get rid of staff that were really well respected by CPS leadership, but clearly not liked by Addie. I am no business expert, but common sense tells me that the COO - ADDIE is clearly the wrong person for the job if she has to continually re-organize the department- clearly in over her head. And FEAR is the worst motivator. Why does she have to be so mean to people? I actually saw people break down in tears talking about a conversation they had with Addie. For me - I actually enjoyed working in a school and loved the kids - but left proactively because I did not want to be let go or ever meet this very MEAN and CRUEL Addie. It's a shame!

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Cons

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2.0
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Cons

Upper management is not willing to listen/if they do, they have no interest in following through with recommendations from the staff who are "on the ground". Their bottom line is more important than the actual success of their programs. There is a very community-focused/oriented approach that management has, and they use that camaraderie as a way to guilt staff past their boundaries. Annual raises don't cover the cost of inflation. Staff are consistently overworked, underpaid, and undervalued. Their health insurance plan for families basically eats up your entire paycheck.

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