A toxic environment that does not set up employees for success - Instructor YouthBuild Lake County Employee Review

Sharing in the success of the students in encouraging and gives a reason for the work we do every day.

Its often challenging to create cohesiveness and consistency with staff turnover, which is a challenge of a small non-profit.

A good and worthwhile mission centered on improving the lives of under served young adults in some of the most economically depress areas of Lake County, IL.

Lack of communication and transparency from the executive leadership team. No commitment to staff development or retention. There is a culture of "favoritism" that is apparent to all employees which creates a toxic working environment where gossip is rampant and employees are left to fend for themselves with no support from management. Employees have their personal hours invaded with emails at all hours of the night and are made to feel inadequate for not responding right away. There is no structure in place for employees to make independent decisions, each small detail for any project must be approved by the executive director which cause major delays and have damaged relationships and opportunities for the agency to grow. Lastly, there is constant staff turnover due to unrealistic expectations, below average industry wages, and overall poor agency management--during my time we had an 75% staff turnover.