Pros
-Meaningful work assisting unhoused unsheltered individuals and families experiencing homelessness obtain housing and/or shelter
-workday variety— no day is the same as the last working with folks on the streets
-entry level field and office experience with at-need populations
Kontras
-values of the company are just words that can change with absolutely no change to company policy or procedure for clients or employees
-an environment tolerant of discrimination, harassment, and unprofessionalism (eg. vulgarity, innuendos, and racist slurs)
-tolerance for petty theft (FRAUD) and bullying
-no raises, just 3-4% cost of living (COLA) adjustments that everyone at the company gets including the C-suite employees who are already making hundreds of thousands a year plus benefits.
-high turnaround for frontline workers due to a high stress job
-no living wage for frontline workers
-very few safety guardrails and guidelines actually in place due to lack of accountability and oversight