United Way Reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,841 total reviews)
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Angela F. Williams

74% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

United Way has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,841 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The United Way 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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2K reviews
3.0
29 May 2026

Good benefits but overwhelming micro-management and delays

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Pros

4 weeks of vacation plus holidays, good insurance, decent pension program, Knowing you're making a difference.

Cons

So. Much. Micro-management. Even as a vice president, you will make no decision that isn't second guessed by the CEO. HR is overly complicated and hiring practices are so rule-bound that quick hires are almost impossible. The people that are hired are all excellent and really good at their jobs but each decision they make is second guessed away until everyone has a sense of learned helplessness- nothing can be done quickly because it has to be run past the CEO before it can be implemented.

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