The Salvation Army Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"The Salvation Army is a great place to learn and grow personally and professionally, but they don't pay very well and they are very traditional"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"I loved working with clients and donors and having a great leadership role in every community we worked in. There were many stretching opportunities. Every day brought various challenges and decisions. I was promoted several times to greater and greater responsibility roles."

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

"Realize that this organization is a very old and extremely traditional top/down organization. They have many leaders in high places related to most of the divisional and territorial leaders. First generation people (meaning new hires that are unrelated to anyone in high places) do not get the respect of most leaders."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The Salvation Army is a top-down traditionalist Christian ministry/nonprofit organization. Depending on the leadership at the top they sometimes do not listen well to the people at the front lines doing the work. They don't care about one's personal goals and needs when making decisions on officer transfers. When they say you will move it is yes sir, or I quit. When my kids were in High School and I was in College they said move again to me and this last time I chose not to move with them, meaning I quit. I had lost over 100 college credits because of the numbers of times that they moved us."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There are times when the people on the front lines need to call the shots, especially when it will potentially hurt them and their families by the decisions being made arbitrarily. Leave your officers in a community for a minimum of 7 years."

"all work and no free time"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"working with the people"

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

"Make sure it is from the Lord."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"do not try to micromanage from another state"

"fact - not fiction."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"the day-to-day workload keeps you busy."

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

"do the research first to absolutely make sure you know what you're getting into."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"repetitive running in circles and not getting anywhere."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"can't say much, it's not their fault. That's non-profit for you."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"It is a great social services organization."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"Salary and benefits are well below average"

"This is what it is. No opportunity for advancement and low pay, yet a very stable job with good benefits."

"This company is a nonprofit organization and they have few resources for the employees and that mean a very low salary. It was fine for me at the time as I was taking classes and it was weekend work."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"They do alot of good for homeless people."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The salary and the lack of career advancement. I liked working with the homeless however the salary was just plain awful. Still it worked out for me since I worked weekends and went to school the rest of the time."

"I was able to make a differance in young peoples lives!"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"I was able to make a difference in young peoples lives, a possitive addition to society!"

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The new management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions for management."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"Its the type of job I am exactly suited to."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"NO pay or benifits"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay your employees and give them full time shifts."

"Salvation Army DHQ in St. Louis is best avoided."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"Nothing to like by the time I left."

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

"Keep looking."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"Too much nepotism. Too much cronyism. Majority of officers in senior management are arrogant and incompetent. Staff takes the blame and suffer the cuts in pay and benefits because of DFB mis-management. Absolutely toxic environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Either put officers in charge that are going to be effective leaders or get out of the way and let competent staff run the Division."

"MICRO MANAGED to the point of being INTIMEDATION"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"Being a positive in peoples lives, to help and retrain them to make better decisions. To ask GOD to come into their life for guidence."

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

"don't"

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The Majior in charge is a power hungry, controling person."

"I Love working with the People"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"Working to help homeless people"

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

"Stay Professial at all times"

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The Salary"

"Good people, not good pay."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The team work is good. People are friendly. Atmosphere is good. Working condtions are good."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The salary is too low."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get to know the people you work with."

"the way the company is was ran was wrong"

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

"do not go there"

"There is a firm difference at the organization between those who wear uniforms and those who wear suits. Far to often chanes in supervisors and their expectations even with firm job descriptions."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"I enjoyed the times when we saw the gifts shared by dnors and could see specific results. I had a great TEAM and seeing them regularly was a highlight of my career and seeing their personal success."

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

"Here are some tips: realize most of those with whom you work are very nice people with a high school education and have graduated from The College for Officer Training ( all taught by currect or former Officers). Like anywhere else you may interview, they will understand what they know and be hesitant to accept new theories or activities."

What don't you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The hurtful expressions often shared by upper level management. The unwillingness to see the rules and not wanting them enforced for everyone in the same manner and then others jumping you for being loose with the corporate rules."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When they hire professionals whoim have specific training, allow them to do their jobs. Understand there is one set of rules and encourage everyone to follow and support what's prepared or request the formal change."