Q&A With Goodwill Employees

Thats a nope.

yes

hire and train new manager

get better managers

Make incentives better for everyone.

you are made to feel small

makes you feel small/ but you need a job

there is no balance/your work is all.

so-so

Not a problem. rarely does Goodwill need to demand beyond what the need is.

whatever they want you to wear and when

Blouse dress pants..jeans on weekends

very soon/ they always need people

right away they always need people, nobody works long

Not long..few days..high turnover job

same day

not very long at all

Few days high turnover job

scared to talk

they are afraid to talk to others

Nice some are hard working

basics

Life insurance health insurance 401-k

steady employment. Vacation time off. Positive work atmosphere. Maternity time off.

very low

Very low right now...people are either leaving or planning on leaving

low - employees feel like they work in a factory where the only thing that matters is your production numbers

15 mim

30 minutes or less

10 min

I would say business casual.

dresses and 3piece suits. As formal as possible.

Not all positions get vacation time. Some get a week a year, other employees accrue PTO.

It varies by position. My position didn't get vacation pay, but other people in my department got one week of vacation a year.

One of its best features. As you put in hours, you build credit on your amount of vacation time. Holidays are paid vacations.

they are ok/ you never see them. they can improve management

I don't know what people think about the CEO. I think they try hard to accommodate the employees. Some work areas could be improved

Well, Goodwill has a leading CEO that has only been around a few year at Goodwill. He should be promoting himself, via video, and to new employee's, an introduction on paper &/or video.

donations are great/ prices are too high

donations are good,prices are to high.

Retail is having difficulties due to lack of volume for sale to the public. Retention of employees growing.

what dental ins.

Expensive

Insurance options are really good

do goodwill give raises

once a year/ after you have been there a year

Once a year.

only the manager

whatever the manager thinks

Based on quality of work, having necessary skills for new position.

I was forced to quit

Used to love it...I dread closing the store...some things we deal with cause frustration

the only minor drawback....the scheduling is such ( also due to the public preferences for daytime ) that its static. Not variety in scheduling. Working with the people makes it worthwhile

going home

Interacting with the customers

When its work, I am never bored. When its benefits, vacation time off.

not good unless they change some tactics

That if things keep going the way they are now it will get worse if things don't change for the employees on the lower level

They are leaders in there field. They will be here while other business's of it's kind fail or retire.

Present yourself as a competent hard working individual, pass the interview and pass your drug test

Apply and follow up

Listen more than worrying what Goodwill thinks of you. Be prepared to either show your knowledge or understanding. The job interview is more like a classroom with others doing the same thing you are.

only managers who can do whatever they want

Hard working people

You must be positive and stable emotionally. Patience as well since the rewards come with experience.

only if you got to have any kind of job

Supposedly they help the community and that's a good incentive

If you are unemployed, they provide skills that are still needed and used in the retail sector. Goodwill fits just about all demographics found in our modern civilization. It's truly a hand up rather than a hand out. Its one of the few organizations that incorporates for-profit strategies to benefit its non-profit mission statement.

fast

Very busy

fast involving