Pros
Some great team members and the organization does good work (when we're allowed).
Kontras
The organization is hemorrhaging employees (60%+ turn over last year). The CEO, Scott Shields gets by because he's considered a 'nice man' because he runs a human service organization. However, his white gravity gets in the way of him being able to truly empower his teams to do the work they were hired to do. Instead, he micromanages more than is healthy for an organization and looks at equity initiatives as something to 'keep working towards, we're just not there yet.' Scott and his executive team refuse to address unequal power structures and toxic power dynamics within the organization. They smother any creative out of staff and value work based on how long your butt has been within in a chair. The benefits are sub-par and the senior leadership team pats themselves on the back acting like they're providing the best they possibly can to their employees-but failing to acknowledge that many of their employees need to access the same services FT provides in order to keep their head above water.