Goodwill reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(9,241 total reviews)

Catherine Meloy

50% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Goodwill has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,241 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goodwill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Your customers leave happy. Especially if they are a low income family shopping for their children. It's a good feeling. Time off benefit was good.

Cons

Everything else. I was a store manager of Goodwill of the finger lakes in upstate New York. They really romance you to get you in and sell the organization to you more than the other way around. Very little support from the home office. Your people do insane amounts of work under a lot pressure for minimum wage while the CEO makes over $300k a year at a so called non profit organization. The retail staff at the main office is strictly amateur hour. District manager will not listen to anything you say and always talks over you. There is never any communication between people at the office and nobody ever had any idea what anyone else is doing. They plead poverty all the time yet spend tons of money on ridiculous things like donation centers that get 20 donations a week. It's next to impossible to get anything at your store fixed if there is a maintenance issue.

3.0
Sep 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool finds all the time, fun/interesting customers and coworkers. Super fast paced and you will never have a dull moment!

Cons

The store is constantly a mess. Cleaning up discusting messes (feces, urine,vomit) just to name a couple! Theft is a huge issue that can be frustrating at times. Merchandise has to be on the sales floor for at least a week before you're allowed to purchase it.

3.0
Sep 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning experience while working in a fun culture.

Cons

AS time went on Senior managements goals became unrealistic. They did not practice what they were preaching (they is upper management). Organization became to focused on the money.

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