Bayonne, New Jersey…read more
My experiences working here were pretty despicable, and I took for granted the importance of working in a stable working environment.
The secretary who called me in was one person, then when I came in for a position, it was a completely different person who worked for a short while, then abruptly left. The second person that left for good was given very little acknowledgment by the director of this center, just simply said that they were probably at home, even though all of our paperwork was due to this person on a regular basis. Speaking of paperwork...the director said that she completely misplaced it, and it contained all of my personal information and banking info on it. As another reviewer wrote, picking up the phone was a real issue for this director, and there were times when it was nearly impossible to contact her at all, and there was no secretary for what seemed to be a second time in a very short time period, with no notice of what had happened at all, or what the new protocol, if any, would be.
As a teacher, I witnessed a teacher who had burst into tears because the director did not allow them to go home after a terrible gas leak/incident had occurred at their home. This was tragic as well because we were not allowed or permitted to have any phones with us in the classrooms or center at all, which, coupled with the fact that the director had a really hard time keeping a secretary and picking up the phones herself, created a horrifying situation for this teacher, who had a really hard time getting in touch with family during an emergency situation.
If you are not a family member, or related to members of the staff, or large donors, the director will treat you differently and more harshly, mock and insult you at times, and you will be spoken to in a different manner, which is deplorable, and does not resemble Christian ideologies at all. Also, bribery runs rampant in this organization from the top down, as does suggestive posts from childcare staff, who are supposed to uphold higher standards as people who are in charge of the education of children! As another reviewer noted, I would not recommend working here, and I wish the remaining staff the best of luck when dealing with this directorship. I do not believe anyone would be able to work in an environment that is not stable as far as working conditions are concerned, but also one that is accusatory in nature, with no real communication, understanding, or fairness in place. When a teacher is hysterical crying because of a real emergency at home, and the person who is in charge does not permit them to go home to attend to matters, then that is when you know it is time to throw in the towel.