JCC Chicago Reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(132 total reviews)

Addie Goodman

35% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

JCC Chicago has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 132 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JCC Chicago employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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132 reviews
3.0
29 Nov 2017

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A fun and engaging place to work, lots of opportunities to take part in activities outside your specialism. Nice location

Cons

Upper management often put too much pressure on staff to take on more work than they were physically able to. Long days and there was an expectation to work beyond the agreed hours.

1.0
16 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

PTO due to the Jewish holidays and generous union contract. Leftover meals from all the executive meetings help when lunch is unavailable.

Cons

I was extremely proud to see employees speak up about the negative treatment the agency has been making us deal with. There are a lot people like me who don’t have the means to walk away when their heart has been vested in the company and the families for decades. I’ve worked at the center since I was a youth and proudly welcomed my grandchildren in. I decided to look for a new job after I no longer could take the injustice I was seeing. This is no longer a place I recommend to my friends or family and it brings me to tears saying so. The Board members are putting plugs in their ears instead doing what’s needed. Enough is enough. I agree wholeheartedly that the new hr lady along with Steve and addie are no good. True vipers, biting when they can’t get people to do what they’d like. They overuse their power to create fear and if that doesn’t work they put fire under you which makes you want to leave. The Jewish centers haven’t been right since they came in. Changing things around without knowledge on what they’re doing. We went from one system to over five. The company has seen better years.

1.0
13 Apr 2018

In a pool of quick sand

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good PTO and benefits Field employees and non management staff are very passionate about the work. Good to be connected to the Jewish community.

Cons

Upper management and executive team portray an attitude of not caring about their employees and administrative teams. The HR department is by far the WORST HR dept I’ve ever experienced, most especially the HRBP. There was never any support or anyone to go to. The HRBP treated me extremely poorly. Employees dread going to work and most morale has been lost. Too much change in a very short period of time. The executive team does not take time to get to know the programs they provide and their employees. To say my experience reached a level of disrespect, is an understatement.

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