Goodwill Industries Employer Reviews

I had a great experience working for goodwill would highly recommend

Love this company because of the mix of driving and labor!
I love people and also had customers to attend as well.
Time flew by everyday.
I wish I had never left goodwill but the pay wasn't very good for the kind of work I did.
Now that things are different id go back if I could.
My favorite part of working for goodwill other then the people id have – more... to say would be operating the forklift and yes I chose that over driving :) – less

A typical day at work is TEAM WORK on harline, softline, front end, and sales floor as well as suppoting Goodwills Mission. At Goodwill I have learned two wrongs never make a right. My co-workers needed support and motivation when times get rough but, we always had eachothers back. As far as management they switch so often you have to prove yourself – more... over and over. Thats the stressful part when times get hard. The most enjoyable part is supporting the mission as well as the customer leaving satisfied with a huge smile on their face. – less

My work days varied between busy service and lots of down time. I enjoyed working for this company when I was able to maintain a steady task, but when all of the duties were left for me, I was unable to complete them because other co-workers would not help me. I had a lot of great customers and only a few unhappy ones due to the shortage of staff.

It is good for what it is. Most everyone there is court mandated so what can you really say.

A typical day started with me hunting for a supervisor to get my tasks for the day followed by re- hanging clothing that had been hung up in the wrong place. I spent 4 hours a day hanging or taking down clothes. when i was asked to arrange merchandise on shelves i always had two supervisors giving me conflicting information on where items went on the – more... shelves. working there was a very impersonal experience and i only knew one of my three supervisors by name. – less

I had to volunteer there when I recieved a welfare check. It was decent work.

The management from local to district does not have their act together in an organizational manner

Typical day at work includes coming in counting my drawer, being a cashier, putting away clothes and hard lines, greeting customers, cleaning before leaving, and counting down drawer before leaving. Management normally tries to help us with putting away clothes and hard lines when we are super busy and my other co workers, we see each other as a team.

Working at Goodwill was cool. I like had they dont discriminate when it comes to jobs. They help out disabled people who has trouble finding a job because of their disablities. My co workers were nice easy to get aloong with that job was fairly easy

I help people diagnosed with disabilities secure employment and learn job skills.

Was non stop going from one station to the next.
Learned to be calm yet efficient.
Management was unsure of his part.
Was doing my job and the managers job
the people and the customers

IT WAS NEVER TEAM WORK & THE MANAGER DIDNT ACT LIKE A MANAGER AT ALL.

warehose work all things were great considering i went to work and do my job....i learned alot about used products and how they can be re used

This is a great place to work with tremendous opportunity for advancement. Their overall moral with employees is fantastic and they are committed to helping employees in every step of life. The typical day at work would be managing staff and cleaning up the sales floor. Management is there but now always as driven as the supervisors or leads. The hardest – more... part of the job is the ability to pick up the slack of the managers. The most enjoyable part of the job is the customers and staff. – less

Opening/Closing procedures, opened/closed regsiters, daily e-mails, daily paperwork, daily sales goals, production goals and data entry. What I learned from being part of Goodwill Management is to relate to your associates and make sure then can see you as one of them, but at the same time not forget that you are their manager. If it was not for the – more... people that worked with me (co-workers) I would have resigned the first year. The hardest part of the job was seeing how Goodwill handled employee situations, they were promised help, but got the boot instead. The most enjoyable part of the job was knowing that we had a mission to work towards to. Everyday when I came into work, I didn't only come to work and make my income, but also to change peoples lives by contributing to Goodwill's mission statement. It was more than just a job for me. – less

My friends at all 4 of the companies that I have typed have been an awesome friends.

A typical day at work would contain me always arriving to work on time an finding out what is on the agenda for the day, learn what needs to be done that day.

Listen to what the manager has to say an get started on things. Im always a rule follower when it comes to management or company.

Co-workers I've worked with seem to be kind an well-known for – more... their jobs which I like.

I really never had much of the hardest part of the jobs I've had.

The most enjoyable part of the job would be meeting new people an being able to make customers happy. – less

love my co workers great fun. i learned to be succesful in my line of work and to not give up on the first day of work.

7-8 Hour Shifts
Cool Coworkers.
An hour for lunch
39 hours a week
PTO and Vacation.
It pays the bills and that's about it.

What they consider as fully staffed is considered severely understaffed in actual retail environments, Very poor management, Ridiculously low pay for workload and full time status.

It's good for a first job.