I have never written a review on anything, however, I felt compelled to write one for this company.
I worked at Thrive Therapy of Kansas for approximately four months. I realized very early on that the company has much nepotism and blatant favoritism. The company is based in Wichita. I was hired as one of two Case Managers to work out of a new Therapy Center in Topeka. When I started, there were two women who were there working from Wichita, for whatever reason one of the women did not like me. She tried to sabotage me every opportunity that she had.
The other Case Manager and I did not receive training and were not given the scope or parameters of our position. All communication was through video or telephone call. We were told different things by different people regarding how to do our jobs. We were told to call to ask questions. We did not know what we did not know. I cannot speak for the other Case Manager, but I was told I was doing a great job for the first couple months. I had been doing the job as I had been told how to do it.
I was written up because a woman who fired everyone, therapists and Case Mangers, before and after me, complained about me. Shortly after being written up, the other Case Manager and I were sent a video from the owner of the company telling us what a terrible job we were doing. We had a team meeting a few days later via video. We were finally given written expectations about what we were supposed to be doing. I thanked the owner for the expectations as that gives me guidance on how to do my job. The meeting ended not with the realization that if both of us were not doing something right that it was their fault for not training us or telling us expectations, instead we were threatened that we needed to start doing our jobs. Our positions had been posted on indeed. I felt very threatened. We were told the position had been posted because it takes a while to hire someone to replace us. In the two weeks after that our immediate supervisor finally came to Topeka to train us.
In the four months I worked at Thrive, the owner, Christine, had never been to Topeka. She had never seen me work nor had she ever had a personal conversation with me about the job. I continued to receive nasty emails from her and was treated with distrust and contempt. I had been told that the employees in Wichita are treated much better than the ones in Topeka. When Christine posted my position on indeed again, I was finally at my limit. When I sent my resignation to her, she replied with "Thanks for sending me this and saving me time. Appreciate it." I saved her time by her not having to fire me. She then sent an email threatening me to return all of Thrive's property or they would hold my last check until I do. I had already left all of their stuff at the Center. I had no reason to keep anything. Why would I do that? I had never been anything but nice and respectful to everyone there. I did not get the same treatment in return. I really do not know what I was being fired for.
I am lucky. I am in my mid-fifties and my husband makes enough money that I was able to quit. I accepted a job making less than half what I was making at Thrive. I have had three long term positions in my career before this experience. In my previous places of employment, I was promoted, well respected and in general treated well. I have never had an experience quite like this. The turn-over rate is very high at Thrive Therapy of Kansas in Topeka. The people in Wichita often ask why. There is no leadership or supervision, no training and no support in Topeka. It is a very unorganized, chaotic and toxic environment. read more