The Salvation Army Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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."

"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."

"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."

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

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"

"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."

"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"

"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."

"Still one of the best non-profit organizations in the world."

"I volunteered for United Way in the past but actually worked for The Salvation Army"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"I enjoyed the challenge and diversity of the job as well as meeting new people"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"I enjoyed being part of a highly reputable charity that is a great steward of its donors money."

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

"Ask how long the officer has been in his/her current post and when he/she expects to be transferred."

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

"The system for placing officers in locations needs some work, because not every officer brings to proper skill set for management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop treating your officers like interchangeable parts and keep officers in their assignments long enough to be effective."

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"I loved working with the people and helping them in there time of need. Helping people get a paying job or finding them a piece of clothing or furniture"

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

"That the store closed and they wanted to move me to a store 2 and 1/2 hours from my house"

What do you like about working at The Salvation Army?

"The fact that it was a not for profit and we impacted a very diverse community, and developed outreach programs to meet the need of the community."

"Working at the Salvation Army Thrift Store was the best job to help the community."