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Goddard Riverside Community Center

GRCC was a great company to work for. Like any company, it has its problems. Moreover, being a nonprofit lead to money issues in the budget frequently, but overall I enjoyed working there and don't regret any of it. There were some very stressful days that led to some burnout, but overall most days were good days.  I felt fulfilled in my roles and was able to see the difference GRCC makes in the communities in NYC every day. In addition, I had a great team of people that I worked with (for the most part), and really enjoyed to years I worked there.

A typical day at Goddard Riverside Community Center was me picking up children from school and escorting them to the community center. There at the community center they would eat snack and go to their rooms that they were assigned to and start doing their homework. As a youth counselor, if the children needed assistance on their homework I would help them, and when they were done i would check or either go over their homework with them. On some days the children would go to their artist which include either dance, photography, science, storytelling, sports, etc. On other days, I would assist the Group Leader on activities that we had for the children. The summer was the same way just adding the field trips to the schedule. As being a youth counselor I learned many things responsibility, and learned how to deal with people including parents.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Severly disorganized, weak leadership, and mysoginistic work enviornment. I had to wait over six weeks to get my initial paycheck because of administrative errors. I have still not been provided the structure to fulfill my role that was provided on my offer letter to fulfill those duties that were originally outlined. Only apply for Specialist jobs if you are looking to babysit and be underutilized yet overworked. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lack of accountability from leadership, hostile work enviornment, and having little to no organization or cohesive goals for the program. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Male oriented, little to no communication, high demand with little reward.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The worst HR service
They have the worst director for hiring
My first worst company that I worked in is this one

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The stressful part working for this company
It’s not having hours when there is work to be done

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is just gossip all around,
That’s why the buildings that they owned our old is gusting, dirty

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working making sure that my duties are complete as a maintenance worker

What is the best part of working at the company?
Getting a paycheck And not having to work with my co-workers. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having to go get a cab and go pick up the food by myself and my supervisor not communicate with me.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible Everybody talks about everybody the management is horrible 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Sitting most of the time if l have  a 8 hour shift l will be sitting 6 hours

What is the best part of working at the company?
Servicing the clients. Providing the community with the many resources needed.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lack of experience and knowledge of those in management positions.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible. The level of professionalism is extremely low.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Productive, when the managerial staff is not present.

A typical day at work consist of me sweeping around the perimeter of the building picking up trash, maintaining the up keep of the compactor room by separating the bottles, cans, paper, and regular trash, tying up boxes, mopping, sweeping, and cleaning the carpets, cleaning bathrooms changing refuse throughout building, taking out garbage in the offices, cleaning the windows inside and outside the building, and setting up the tables and chairs in the dining room area.

Goddard Riverside is a huge deal on the upper west side its a commitment passed down through generations grandparents and Grand kids all participated in the Goddard Riverside Program one way or another and some people have seen it all happen here. there is a super longevity of employment here. there was recently a huge change as far as management goes which created some ripples maybe even big waves. its for the better but when your "in the water" its hard to see the "down the Line Vision" so it can be frustrating

Group activities, learning how to work as a team and separately. We did activities like scenarios of different work situations that may occur and how to deal with them properly. The hardest part of the job would be it catch’s your attention where everyone wants to participate and that would lead to multiple voices occurring but as the voices grew they decreased as we knew it wasn’t the time to be talking but to be learning.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is opportunity for growth. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Last minute changes, clients, some senior leaders aren’t the nicest. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is inclusive and challenging.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
There was no typical day. It varied on what was going on at the program.

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