Pros
Decent hourly pay for some, but terrible for others. Cool coworkers and friendly but brainwashed managers. Ok benefits package. They hire recovering alcoholics and addicts.
Kontras
There is a bizarre toxic management structure that is motivated by greed for more money. It starts with the president and infects all areas of the company. The company is no longer concerned with saving lives, it wants to make the numbers at any cost and keep cranking out new facilities. It's gross and it affects everyone. There are no commissions in booking people into drug rehab so the management only has threats of firing and demotion under their belts. Their is a fear based management style and lots of write ups and empty threats. It's a very transparent and unsustainable model in a profession that relies on employees to be vulnerable and open with their lives to clients. The job itself is mentally exhausting, it's at times emotionally devastating and extremely frustrating. There is no mental health support for employees and multiple managers and employees have relapsed on drugs while at work. The management irresponsibly impose a quantitative metric system on a qualitative role. The bottom line is that employees at ARS have a kind of shared Stockholm Syndrome, even the managers, and the threats and high employee turnover leads to a very toxic work environment. It's an absolute nightmare.