International Rescue Committee reviews

toxic work environment - understaffed and unequipped teams who feel the pressure of managing large and complex caseloads combined with a lack of quality leadership is a recipe for burnout. many people at the Seattle office were guilt-tripped and gaslit by managers. caseworkers/hourly employees do not get paid for overtime, despite insane overtime hours, and you rarely ever see changes implemented based on feedback from the direct service staff, which is why they all leave within 1-2 years. IRC also does not do a good job of hiring from within for excellent internal candidates who are looking to change roles or move to roles at HQ. more entry-level staff or looking into unionizing, or quitting, because they feel completely disillusioned by the leadership there.

BURNOUT- This happens easily because the case loads are unrealistic. The number of enrollments matter more than the quality of work. You have to be able to hit the ground running even while never being properly trained. PAY- even with it being a nonprofit agency the pay is comical. Staff are carrying unrealistic caseloads and required to drive through all of DFW for $21 per hour. Days are filled with driving families all over and staff often times ends up paying for things out of pocket. They gave us $1 raises! LEADERSHIP- Dallas in particular has problem with lazy leadership that places bandaids on everything until they can’t. OVERALL- the Dallas office is a clique. If you’re in then you’re good, if not then you’re over looked. They do not value current staff and love to hire from the outside.