The Salvation Army - Avis

What is the best part of working at the company?Everyone is incredibly friendly and overall lovely people. Work differs in difficulty and experience will not be consistent. I think it’s dependant on the church you volunteer for. But overall I would recommend it, great for building community and its fulfilling. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?I think if you’re running a program probably the overall organization and getting supplies or hand outs from different corporations. But I would say overall very stress free for volunteer work like the Red Kettle.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Everyone is super caring and the people there are genuinely lovely people. I have formed really meaningful connections during my time at the Salvation Army, and I look forward to hopefully doing more work with them.

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Overall great place to work

Director of programs (Employé actuel) - Canada and Bermuda - 17 novembre 2023

Quite exciting and a great social services experience Management is ok Teamwork is really encouraged Clients can be a handfulLots of opportunities on shift

Points positifs

Great team

Points négatifs

Working with challenging clients

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it's was my pressure to offer a free service to my community through salvation army on distribution center

Volunteer Work (Employé actuel) - Toronto, ON - 11 novembre 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The job social it makes u to meet different people in all corners What is the most stressful part about working at the company?I was moving along distance to reach at salvation army on distribution center What is the work environment and culture like at the company?it's conducive it's loveableit's easy to acquire knowledge and skills

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Nice environment not the best for growth

Operations Accountant (Ancien employé) - Toronto, ON - 8 novembre 2023

Nice environment but not the best for growth because there are a lot of old timers that are also waiting for their chance for a new role or constantly having people transferring around

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I am paid inadequately for a job that has minimal expectations or supervision.

Cashier (Employé actuel) - Courtenay, BC - 4 novembre 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?They pay on time and I get a half-hour for lunch.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?There appears to be no leadership at the managerial level.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Collegial and cooperative, respectful for the most part.What is a typical day like for you at the company?There is no typical day because it's a thrift store and every day is absolutely novel.

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Compassionate community with dedicated, good hearted workers and volunteers

Salvation Army Prep Cook and Server (Ancien employé) - Belleville, ON - 2 novembre 2023

Almost every day looked very similar in a very good way. Every day, the staff and volunteers would spend the whole morning and afternoon putting together an excellent meal for anyone who may need it. The meals always included a massive main dish with vegetables, protein, and starches, and along with the main meal prepared, staff also created sides of vegetables, fruits, chips, other perishable foods and always a dessert. It was an incredible experience getting to know such wonderful people, all while learning the basics of prep cooking. I also got to understand the importance of the Salvation Army for ALL people of Belleville. Quality care and work goes into every meal served, and I will always be thankful to have worked with such kind hearted staff.

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Unprofessional

Team Member (Ancien employé) - Airdrie, AB - 1 novembre 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Disorganized,no training program in place and very unprofessional environment to work in. I have worked in retail for 22 years and I have never seen such a poor management structure. No support for management position so they can not give good support to staff.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Inconsistent directions in how to perform a task to company standards What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Everyone is nice and friendly and have the desire to work hard as it is for charity they just need more structure. Customers are nice as well

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Fine place to work, better pay is needed though

Assistant Manager (Ancien employé) - Victoria, BC - 27 octobre 2023

Work environment was quite fun, great coworkers, good benefits, and a great staff discount. However, pay is quite low and the workload can be a lot for such little pay. Supervisors only make a dollar above minimum, yet their work responsibilities are pretty high.

Points positifs

Good coworkers, health benefits, staff discount

Points négatifs

Low pay

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My strong desire to take on new challenges, the experience have got from Belkin House has really made me realize that I can be what I want.

Volunteer Work (Employé actuel) - Vancouver, BC - 20 octobre 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Serving people with meals, old, young, and women, and attending to their needsArranging items for storage Cleaning utensils Listening to their needsWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?I have never experienced any stressful situationWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Awesome, i like it especially i attend over 100 peopleWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?When attending to the donations, it really motivates!

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Food Room Operations Assistant

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Driver (Ancien employé) - Vancouver, BC - 20 octobre 2023

Good company to work with. I do not have any other bad things to say. I was there for a few years so I enjoyed it very much. Recommend to work there if there is a chance.

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Great job held back by functionally absent management.

Part Time Cook (Ancien employé) - London, ON - 18 octobre 2023

I was not formally trained for the job and had no manager oversight to confirm I had been trained for my position. Self study as the only form of training in a kitchen is negligent. I did bring up these concerns but was shooed away essentially. The job itself is actually fantastic were it not for incompetent management or the childish workplace culture. Some solely good things are that the workplace is incredibly inclusive, and free on site first aid training.

Points positifs

You are doing something important every day.

Points négatifs

Company culture. Management.

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Productive and fun workplace.

Warehouse Worker (Ancien employé) - Toronto, ON - 17 octobre 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Working as a team.The experience.The knowledge.Making use of the equipment.The orderliness of the work place. The use of forklift of different kinds.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?It's all wild experience and interesting. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Accommodating and models, with different people all around, working with respect and love.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Good, full of energy and excitement.

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Work with a purpose

Cook (Ancien employé) - Richmond, BC - 17 octobre 2023

Great place to work. You help people and feel good about yourself. Benefits, sick days, registered retirement savings plan that salvation Army matches

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Needs Improvement

Store Associate (Employé actuel) - Mississauga, ON - 16 octobre 2023

This place has so much potential but sadly the people and management are the kind of people who let egos run their businesses. Waisted potential. Managers reduce hours based on them liking or not liking people.

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Not a good environment to work for they would not let you go above and beyond to help

Shift Lead (Ancien employé) - Windsor, ON - 11 octobre 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?They did not care about their clients at all it was actually disgusting to witness. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Watching the staff interact with clients and having no compassion. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Terrible they don’t respect their clients

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It can either be a great job for a person with OCD, or it will break them of the habit.

Worker (Ancien employé) - Trail, BC - 9 octobre 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?There is always work to do. There is no such thing as looking busy because you are busy. The gratitude from patrons is abundant.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Deadlines, the work is ongoing - never finished.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?It is a friendly work environment for the person who works hard.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Constant sorting, pricing, customer service, security - shop lifters, lifting 20 to 40 lbs, etc

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Low Pay Low Regard for Employees

Associate (Ancien employé) - Victoria, BC - 8 octobre 2023

When I started working for a human service organization I expected that they would take better care of their own employees. We were expected to be available at their whim and work any job assigned that day, whether I was trained or even physically capable. For example an elderly employee was expected to work on the loading dock and was forced to quit even though it obviously wasn’t safe. Really.

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Not the greatest

Caseworker (Employé actuel) - Hamilton, ON - 4 octobre 2023

Only thing keeping me here are the clients and some staff. Everything else is terrible. Management are the worse. They do not care about their staff.

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Values

Sales Associate (Ancien employé) - Newmarket, ON - 3 octobre 2023

I was employed at The Salvation Army Thrift Store/NRO for three years, and it was one of the most impactful jobs for me. The values of the company resonated with me and I was able to implement them into my work life and personal life. It is amazing to see how much they support their local communities with shelter, food, furniture, clothing vouchers, and more. The benefits are also quite incomparable with other companies - paid sick time, vacation time, RRSP, etc...What I think could be improved on is employee raises for staff in the store. Many would earn raises after years of working there, and once minimum wage was increased, their raise wouldn't transfer over. Found this to be quite discouraging. Overall, I learned so much working here and would recommend this company.

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Fun Workplace

Sales Associate (Ancien employé) - Ajax, ON - 3 octobre 2023

It was a fun place to work. sadly it closed down and wishing the company found a new place in time but they didn't do that. hoping the future they will do that.

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