Goodwill Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"It is a growing company and updating its stores. The change looks like any retail store."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It will open your eyes to how they contribute to the environment and the community. Nothing is wasted with this company. Amazing."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"No balance of personal life and work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more consideration to your store management when it comes to coverage and issues related security of there stores."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Working with disadvantaged/disabled people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready to think on your toes."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"No praise for a job well done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open, friendly with employees."

"Badwill."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"My staff, and some of my co-workers."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"The unfair practices and politics that go on."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not hire directors who drink on the job and then threaten their managers not to say anything or it will be their job."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"The hours and setting."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more closely to the employee needs."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Driving all over the state working on others stores."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"Very low pay in a place that cost so much to live in. SNOW!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Buy a snow blower! Buy 2."

"Good job expanded on my experience."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"It has given me the opportunity to expand my Fixed Assets experience. It gives me the opportunity to work for a non-profit and learn Great Plains."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest with them."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"The benefits are extremely expensive for employees."

"Not a very professional place to work."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Discounts and health benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interview the district manager or regional manager, see if they are professional, most are not but there are a few good ones."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"Poor loss prevention by senior management, poor leadership, poor training."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Run it like it is a retail business."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Interaction with people and broaden my computer skills."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to show your worth."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"Not much to dislike."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open to communication with clients."

"Low wages, place for people with a background to re-do their lives."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Very secure and friendly atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"Shortsighted business objectives, where service was a consequence rather than a mission."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Consider what meaningful service means for the clients and customers, skills are as important as placement with in an organization."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Everything."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Awesome set of folks... Just be you."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"The extremely delicious cookies at the cafeteria, couldn't stay away."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, keep up the good work."

"Great group of people to work with."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Great management staff, friendly employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be professional."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Helping people in the community."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"Lack of professionalism by management."

"Good place to work."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"Helping others, making a difference in their life."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Understand and support the mission."

"Good internship - got experience."

What do you like about working at Goodwill?

"I liked designing mezzanines and stairs, and doing the work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Present your experience - they are good people."

What don't you like about working at Goodwill?

"The only negative was that they were using a DOS-based program to perform calculations; when CAD 2010 or Solidworks would have been fine. They were very nice and a good company other than that."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Consider using the DOS program only to do the calculations - nothing further."