This company is just not it for kids or employees...
I am a former employee with BI and let me tell you about my experience and the negative things I saw while working with BI.
- When first hired, I was told that I was going to be making 30 hours minimum a week as a full time employee. This was far from true as most weeks I am barley making 20 hours a week. As the age requirement for this job is 18 years old, you will be working hours like you are 16 and still in high school, and that doesn't go very well for people who are trying to make a living. YOU WILL NOT MAKE A LIVING.
- Sickness in this facility is basically just blown over. Kids get sick, RBTs get sick, and it is an endless cycle of just being sick. But don't worry! RBTs are still obligated to show up to work sick because of the point system in place that scares RBTs and makes them scared to take care of themselves and keep the kids from getting sick.
- Parents have complained about their children coming in and not getting the proper therapy they need, or getting proper data collection for their kids, as the company has to hire so many new RBTs due to the management being mostly poor. With that being said, the RBTs are not even close to being trained properly and then are expected to know exactly what to do when they are thrown out on the floor by themselves with clients that they have no clue about any of their programs, and barley get any instruction for.
- The RBTs get criticized for not knowing certain things by one BCBA, as she doesn't teach them very well, and then sits there and tells them that they aren't meant for the field of ABA as if they didn't just sit us behind a computer screen for 80 hours with little to none hands on experience before having to run sessions with the clients.
- There are only about two people in management who care about the RBTs and their well being while the rest doubt them and make them work while being under extreme pressure or being extremely sick. Coming from experience I haven't gone more than one week without getting sick at this facility and probably never would due to them not following their "24 hours w/o symptoms" policy that they have in place but do not follow.
Many RBTs have complained about these problems and feel the same way as I do, and have not enjoyed working for this company very much. I wouldn't be surprised if clients leave due to the lack of communication and efforts put into this facility. I would also not be surprised if this location goes out of business due to the lack of empathy for their employees.
If you are thinking of bringing your kid into ABA Therapy, make sure you do tons of research on facilities before deciding because this one isn't one I would recommend. read more