Very hard and fast work, as a SDA donation center worker at main depot low pay 9.23 per hour - Anonymous employee Goodwill Employee Review

1.0
26 Aug 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The coworkers are good people, however there are some workers watching other workers and giving reports apparently. Hours can be flexible.

Cons

Constant turnover of staff, maybe 50% turnover. A temp service has been put into use because of lack of employees, they are there a day or two ,then there is new temps. Many rules: only clear plastic bottles can be used and only water can be in them. No music is allowed at all: no mp3,phone or anything. SDA donation area is very busy and understaffed. I was given a pre evaluation for my 3 month and told I had 2-3 weeks to improve(be more organized) and 2 hours later told I was"suspended indefinitely and my manager said I would not be recommended to be rehired. What happened to the 2-3 weeks?? I am a mature worker ( 55 plus) with a good work ethic and I have never been late. The lunch room has a TV in it that has been broken for 2 years? The price of refreshments is full retail? Where does this profit go? I would not recommend this place to anyone. As well there is no training options to raise your rate of pay.

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Cons

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3.0
28 Apr 2026
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Pros

I enjoyed my customer service work - helping people as a part of a larger mission to help the community. I found it rewarding to advance to supervisor and pick up new skills and responsibilities such as safety auditing and supply management. And of course it was always interesting to sort all the interesting and unique donated goods.

Cons

A change in management over the past year+ has been very difficult for me. I found my work more heavily scrutinized and criticized in ways that felt unclear and unfair. The new manager had a clear bias towards certain employees, gossiped openly and loudly and often with explicit HIPAA violations, and made it literally impossible for me to keep track of inventory supplies as a part of my responsibilities. Communication between management and associates - and even between management and supervisors is very poor. Workplace culture has seemed to shift from being very flexible and people-oriented to more stringent on policy and focused on revenue. Trust in upper management is strained. Day to day if you stick to your task and focus on production, you'll probably do well. But for me it isn't what it used to be.

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