"Fire and Reload" Retention Philosophy - werkgeversreview Caseworker bij International Rescue Committee

1,0
16 dec 2024
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

The work itself is good. The refugee families are great.

Minpunten

- Toxic and opaque workplace culture, management was terrible at communication. - Overworked, underpayed, and borderline exploited workforce. Impossible standards coupled with terrible payscales. Rampant unreported OT, emergency illegal (but necessary) gift giving from caseworkers to clients. - Rampant burnout--Every time they hire a new caseworker, the old hands all jump at the opportunity to be first out the door, leading to an experience crisis. Casework staff felt "taken hostage" by responsibilities to refugee families, who pay the price in lost services whenever someone quits. - Management gives lip service to employee equity, but viciously retaliates against perceived threats and is deeply protective of broken practices. Refuses to listen to ideas from ground-level employees. - Systems are bad. No one quite knows who does what or why. - Recent mass layoffs of people who gave everything they had to the organization.

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5,0
24 mei 2026
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Pluspunten

Very valuable insights in conducting work. Provides valuable input.

Minpunten

None that I can think of.

2,0
22 apr 2026
Anonieme werknemer
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

You will meet some amazing and passionate people here who are truly there for the mission. Many came to this country as refugees and immigrants themselves and continue to devote their lives to helping others going through similar experiences. If you end up on the right team, it's an extremely rewarding job.

Minpunten

Unfortunately, the HQ upper management makes it a toxic place to work. VPs regularly undercut each other publicly (including at all-team meetings and gossiping negatively with staff), especially when potential job cuts were on the horizon. C-Suite didn't listen to staff concerns about upper management and didn't investigate major departures by dedicated staff who left due to poor management despite their dedication to the mission. Leaders picked favorites, ignoring work performance (excusing mediocre performance in some, having high standards for others), and preferred yes-men over staff who wanted to think more critically about the work. Projects were pushed too quickly, despite concerns that it could be detrimental to clients. Positions given to unqualified internal staff who wouldn't be interviewed for the role as external candidates. Senior leaders (director and above) are more focused on keeping their jobs than the mission and will use lower staff work for their own career growth/safety. DEI didn't seem to apply for senior leader roles, where there was little, if any, diversity.

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