Habitat for Humanity reviews

Low pay for the original staff members and staff in Americus. Huge discrepancy between salaries of management in Atlanta and staff hired from outside. Americus, unless you are from there, is a really dismal place to live. When you really examine the financials, the organization is not particularly effective. It has very good name recognition (I was often told its value was equal to Federal Express), and the organization sort of rests on that. Extreme lack of transparency in terms of numbers and financial reporting. What's on the web, annual reports, etc., does not jibe with the numbers in the field. Horrendous human resources department: slow, rude. Georgia is a "right to work" state, and I heard many horror stories of people (many long-timers) getting fired due to age, being disliked by a new manager, not fitting in, or for no reason at all.

Weak culture, nepotism is rife, staff are not at all enthused. Poor model, awful relationships with many affiliates. Many, many people work there are low performers, but if you're friends with the right people that's ok. The values of Habitat for Humanity do not factor into how staff are treated, or how staff behave. If you want to do little more than collect a pay check, this is the place for you. If you want success, progress and inspiration - go anywhere else.