The new "VIPs" brought in to "save" the company are ultimately killing it. - Anonymous employee The Goddard School Employee Review

2.0
21 Jun 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits package, decent perks for traveling, great coworkers, most managers are pretty good with giving time off when needed without much hassle.

Cons

New VIP team is changing what was an amazing atmosphere to work in, into a place where everyone shows up dreading the day ahead of them. Promotions are handed out to the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Travel policy favors company and employees get short end of the stick more often then not. Franchisees are catching on to the new ways of the new management and they aren't liking it either.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

* Rewarding Student Interaction: Great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in early childhood education. * Meaningful Contribution: Enjoyed supporting young children and contributing to classroom and gym activities.

Cons

* Harsh Supervisory Communication: Feedback frequently crossed professional boundaries into humiliation. * Unprofessional Vocabulary: Management used phrases like "chop-chop" to force rushed classroom cleaning. * Targeted and Singled Out: Received significantly more private correction and harsher treatment than peers. * Public Workplace Humiliation: A supervisor called me an "embarrassment" following a routine parent interaction. * Unsafe Emotional Environment: Ordered not to cry and told to resume work immediately after a difficult moment. * Unprofessional Behavior Around Children: A supervisor physically mimicked a student's aggressive behavior in front of children. * Prioritizing Appearances Over Staff: Management prioritized protecting supervisor dynamics and optics over retaining frontline educators. * Zero Professional Courtesy: Notified of termination while away on a scheduled family vacation in Florida.

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