Goodwill reviews

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(9,217 total reviews)

Catherine Meloy

48% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Goodwill has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,217 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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9K reviews
3.0
Oct 15, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Most of the employees were kind in the beginning. The salary seemed fair compared to similar jobs in the area. Convenient location.

Cons

When employees true colors came out there was lots of negative gossip. The main building is old and outdated. Cleaning was horrible. Medical insurance for family was pricey.

1.0
Oct 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is a company that "puts people to work" so they give people a chance to work there regardless of who you are or where you come from.

Cons

*No chance of Advancement *As far as a Paycheck goes.....well it doesn't go very far at all. You will recieve the minimum pay available and might not even get a pay raise the WHOLE time you're working there. EX: Try $7.25/hour for a year and still no change???come on.....One word for that.....CHEAP *OH! and NO BENEFITS....at least not any worth recieving. *Favortism must go! *Managers need to step it up (instead of relaxing in the office playing video games and listening to music) try going on the sales floor or even to the production area and helping out. Maybe even go around and get feedback from customers instead of just walking around "delegating" with your head up your ass.....something is always better than nothing.ALWAYS! *Athough delegation is key to management success and even success of the company, it doesn't mean to give someone else your work load just because you don't feel like doing it yourself....or doing anything for that matter. *No positive feedback.Try telling an employee they are doing a good job every once and a while. *Management needs to take responsibility for their actions instead of making excuses and blaming associates for their own shortcomings.....Ex:monthly budget (thats where teamwork comes to play) *Teamwork? What teamwork? people that work there are so worried about making friends.......& what other people are saying about them...GET OVER IT! IT'S A JOB! you don't need to be friends or have friends in order to get the job done. ...........Too many cons...... But HEY! it's a JOB! Even if it is a slave trade........ WORD OF AVDICE: Just be PROFESSIONAL. PROFESSIONALISM goes a long way...

1.0
Oct 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Customers are usually nice. You get a 10% discount, and it can be fun shopping/working there.

Cons

Management on a power trip, some talk down to employees. Mine did. Lot of work. Little pay or respect. Fellow employees want to quickly suck you into their personal dramas, like a vortex. You can feel them whispering behind your back, even though they don't even know you, and you've just started working there!

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