Strive Living Society

Strive Living Society Employee Review

Excessive Micromanagement

Case Manager (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 29 May 2023

Meeting and supporting clients is both challenging and fulfilling work. However, the administration in AIL is very involved in all aspects of the decision making for your caseload. It becomes discouraged to report challenges as management creates more hurdles and stress in response. Simultaneously reducing your autonomy as a case manager, while not providing clear directions or support.

Pros

Supporting clients, managing mental health needs.

Cons

Micromanagement, lack of support, management style lacks praise.

Ratings by category

1.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

2.0 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits

1.0 out of 5 stars for Job security/advancement

1.0 out of 5 stars for Management

1.0 out of 5 stars for Culture

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Official response from Strive Living Society

8 June 2023

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback regarding your experience as a former Case Manager at Strive Living Society. We value all comments and take them into consideration as we continually strive to improve our work environment and practices.We're glad to hear that you found the work of meeting and supporting clients fulfilling. It's encouraging to know that our goal of making a positive impact on our client's lives aligns with your personal values.On the other hand, we regret to hear about your experience with what you perceived as micromanagement, as well as the challenges you faced when interacting with our administration. We strive to foster a supportive and empowering environment for our employees.Your concerns will be reviewed by our management team, and we will review our processes to ensure we are supporting our staff in the most effective manner possible. We believe that feedback such as yours will allow us to identify and rectify any issues that might be affecting the work environment negatively.We appreciate your contribution to Strive Living Society and we're sorry that your experience didn't match your expectations. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours and thank you once again for your feedback.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

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Thank you for your review. We’re sorry your experience at Strive was not more positive. We try to support our team members the best we can. We will make sure to listen to your feedback and improve for our existing and new staff alike.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

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Thank you for your review. We’re sorry your experience at Strive isn’t more positive. We’re aware that the nature of the job can be “stressful and fast-paced” and we try to support our team members the best we can by offering flexibility, training, time off, and EAP. We encourage and welcome staff to reach out if additional support is needed.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

26 September 2022

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, we wish your experience with us was better. Strive works in a very demanding social services/community living sector, and we are doing our best to address the worker shortages that we've seen, especially since COVID-19 began. We will take your thoughts into consideration in efforts to improve on the delivery of our services and the management and recognition of our staff.