Does The Y (YMCA) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Y (YMCA) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Y (YMCA). This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Y (YMCA)?

70% of The Y (YMCA) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Y (YMCA) 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Y (YMCA)?

Lifeguard (2020) , Summer Camp Counselor (801) , Camp Counselor (736) , Lifeguard/Swim Instructor (386) , Counselor (302) , Personal Trainer (286) , Swim Instructor (241) , Director (233) , Front Desk Receptionist (229) , Child Care Worker (214) , Member Service Representative (200) , Program Director (194) , Membership Representative (186) , Teacher (176) , Wellness Coach (158)

What are the pros of working at The Y (YMCA) according to real employee reviews?

"Also the people I worked with were great and really did care for the children and campers" ((in 1520 reviews)); "Great staff at my branch who always worked as a team real well and were very supportive." ((in 959 reviews)); "flexible hours are nice if I don't want the hours I can reject them." ((in 915 reviews)); "It was a positive experience and all my coworkers were great" ((in 792 reviews)); "good work environment and flexibilty" ((in 490 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Y (YMCA) according to real employee reviews?

"Not very sure what my roles are a lot of times and also low pay." ((in 3036 reviews)); "Poor management and underpaid for work" ((in 1028 reviews)); "Low salary compared to similar jobs in the field and experience doesn't budge the needle much if you negotiate." ((in 293 reviews)); "Expected us to take care of a heavily special needs child with no training whatsoever and for 16.88 an hour." ((in 239 reviews)); "Hours are difficult and upper management are horrible" ((in 223 reviews))

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The Y (YMCA) reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(21,941 total reviews)

Suzanne McCormick

77% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

The Y (YMCA) has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 21,941 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Y (YMCA) 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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Reviews by job title

22K reviews

4.0

Dec 7, 2008

Working at the YMCA

Dance instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a fun job to have if you like kids and sports. It is usually in a convienient place to work, and the hours are usually flexable. Also when you ask for time off, its usually given with no questions and long as your a reliable employee.

Cons

Its not very organized or proffesionsal. (e.x. dont get paid for orientations). I personally dont get very many hours. And they dont let you clock in for things that you should get paid for. ( i have at least put in 10 hours of work that i am not allowed to be recodnized for). Also communication with some of other employees is small.

3.0

Dec 4, 2008

Great place to work if you don't mind the low entry level pay

Program director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment, they are willing to train you for your next job, retirement package good. Great opportunity to make good friends. The day to day work schedule was relatively relaxed and the hours could be adjusted some of the time.

Cons

frequently increase responsibilities without adjusting pay, benefits are not truly as good as they make them out to be. There were many weeks I was working in excess of 50+ hours a week for the same small pay. Lots of nights and weekends at times.

3.0

Nov 6, 2008

Poor pay for hard work - now requiring assistants to pay for one three credit class a semester.

Assistant teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

That's simple - the children! You have to understand that most of these parents enroll their children in the YMCA because they simply cannot afford a better pre-school. Despite the low cost for parents, I think that the YMCA has very high standards. On the other hand, they don't pay their employees well and ask for an extraordinary amount of extra work, beyond childcare. And now they are requiring assistants to take a 3 credit course on childcare every semester - and they have to pay for it themselves.

Cons

The pay is very low for assistant teachers.

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