director of career services

preschool teacher

school principal

early childhood coordinator

case manager

PathStone Corporation

Would never recommend anyone to work for this place. 
all of my review is solely based on the corporation, and staff employed with them. none of it has to do with the children that are “served”. the children are the only part that’s worth a minute of being in this place. 
at pathstupid, there is no communication, no advancements, no raises/bonuses, no flexibility, no friendships are allowed—unless you have a brown nose with the “management” for telling them every little detail about people in order to earn their respect and get what you want.
 you can be educated, professional, and respectful and they will still treat you like you’re nothing, useless and just a body to fill a position. 
everything you learn in your education (that you need to be a teacher) you can throw right out the window. the program is “learn through play” but yet you need to follow a useless outdated “curriculum” but no materials that go along with the “curriculum”.
people act “nice” to your face then go and gossip to get the upper hand—and it works! 
no professional development, no care for the staff, no opportunities to collaborate as educators, instead you’re told what to do with no questions asked, when you do ask questions they get brushed off and never answered. 
they don’t support advancements or growth, they don’t want you to because then you’ll leave. there are so many people trapped here due to not having the education to grow in the field, and it’s all thanks to pathstupid discouraging educational and professional development. 
the only knowledge i’ve learned from this place is what NOT to do as an educator, what NOT to look for in an employer, and to never return. 


Working as a Placement and Career Service Developer was a deeply frustrating experience. A typical day involved supporting participants with job readiness and placements, but much of the time was spent navigating disorganization and a lack of leadership. The only meaningful skill I gained was learning how to complete nonprofit paperwork, mostly through trial and error due to the absence of proper training. Management was terrible—completely unqualified, unprofessional, and often hostile. The director lacked basic leadership qualities, and the supervisor didn’t even possess fundamental office skills like typing. The workplace culture was toxic, filled with gossip, favoritism, and passive-aggressive behavior that made collaboration nearly impossible. The hardest part of the job was dealing with leadership that offered no support or direction. The one redeeming aspect was working with the participants, who made the job feel meaningful despite the dysfunction surrounding it.

I started here as a contract worker and was hired after 9 months. Having prior experience at other nonprofit organizations helped. Had quite a meteoric rise in terms of responsibility (thankful for that) and was more or less placed as the fiscal buffer for our Head Start program. Supervised 4 accountants at one stretch; due to some personnel shuffling it's now down to 2. My colleagues for the most part perform duties that are relatively out of my scope. Met some people who work with children or with Head Start programs (there was a time where interaction was facilitated even encouraged through participation in events and conferences), yet my skill set is its strongest in written communication. Interpretation, communication even formulation of policies and procedures mostly as they pertain to the operation of Head Start programs. I also facilitate external reviews for those programs. Enjoyable part of the job: the grant management compliments I receive. Hardest part: lack of opportunities that will grow my skill set. Skills are in entropy at this time; lack of any further responsibilities tend to leave one with only one skill set.

A typical day at work for me would be paying bills in Yardi (Daily). Answering telephone calls from tenants, vendors and Department of Human Services. I have learned many things and within those placing families in our Tempro Emergency Housing. Working with Managers and learning the aspects of completing recertification(Annually) as well as how we treat residents and prospects when they are looking are looking for housing and even units concerns. As long as my tenants are happy and they are 100% satisfied with their homes that makes me happy. I love helping families looks for a permanent home. I get along well with my co-workers. We are able to complete our task even when the days are shorter and our tasks are longer. We get it done. The hardest part of my job is having to put someone out because they are not paying their rent/ or complying with the lease. My most enjoyable part of my job is helping families find a place to call HOME

Lack of training, management does not understand the grants and programs. The communication within the corporation is terrible. Policies, instructions and information is often changed after you complete tasks. You will repeat the same tasks over and over. High stressful and hostile working environment. Partiality is shown to certain staff members, while others will be micromanaged to the point of feeling uncomfortable. Management is unprofessional-uses profanity, speaks to you in a condescending manner. Benefits are awful. Human Resources Department staff are not helpful and lack knowledge of their responsibilities,state laws and protocols. Grant funds seem to not be accounted for because everything was old and from previous programs. The staff had outdated laptops that the supervisor found at the main office, which didn't work and had to be repaired. She spent her own money to decorate the office and painted it herself. I don't believe she was compensated.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I was able to connect with different non profit businesses in the city of Toledo. I met an connected with a lot of people. I met senior citizens that were looking for a job like I was and being able to brush up on my skills along with learning new skills was very helpful for me. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having senior citizens in the program who really weren't interested in finding a job and was in the program just to collect the stipend that was being given to those in the program. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was great we all worked as a team helping each other out.  The culture was mixed 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Doing enrollments, answering the phone, filing paper work. Inputting data in the computer, renewing certain documents with the participants, finding new host agency and reconnecting with old host agency.

I believe this program has enhance the seniors in so many ways. They have place us in training positions that will help us as seniors get some training and fulfill our need to be productive members of society again. Since I have been at PathStone I've went back to school to further my education. I'm studying to be a paralegal.  I'm at a training site that is training me in  the field that will allow me to broaden my knowledge and be an asset to the company I work for in the future. I've learned so much that I'm looking forward to  going back to work. I believe that if the seniors were to get training at sites willing to hire us or PathStone would allow us to stay on the site until we reach the required years of experience to get hired that would be the best. The corporation would have a higher employment success rate.

Poor management who doesn't care about anything but themselves. Cliquey teams and no one actually wants to do their jobs. Management does not take suggestions or listen to employee concerns/requests. Poor pay for a large workload. Workload grows each year with no recognition or raises besides the tiny cost of living. Constantly understaffed. Population of customers was great, I loved that part of my job. Ultimately left due to incompetent management and being overworked due to staffing issues. They will deny raises but of course upper management gets their raises. 

There isn't enough time in a day to complete all of the duties expected. Management staff has no idea what's going on, because of a lack of communication from administrators. Administrators aren't on the same page and you will get different answers depending on who you talk to and even who you are. Lots of employees have quit because of the stress and low morale. Administrators come up with lame ideas of how to boost morale just to say that they are doing something, but do not listen or take into consideration what staff tells them they need. When base pay increases, long term, devoted employee's pay is not adjusted so some new employees make almost as much as those who have been there for decades.

No professional development offered that is USEFUL AND RELEVANT (even when ASKED SPECIFICALLY FOR IT!!)
No support for classroom staff. Mental health is on the back burner here for staff. Morale is low. Management needs to be "tuned up" and "tuned in" to their staff and center. Family and work balance is difficult.  Management says they care about you and your family, but really don't. 
Communication is lacking. Can't get a straight answer from management ever! "We'll look into it." "I'll get back to you." "We are waiting on guidance on that."
Pay is okay but not fair. Hiring new staff that make more than seasoned staff.
No room for advancement. Program has changed so much in recent years. Focus on paperwork and checklists rather than learning through play (with the children) or social/emotional skills. 

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