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NetQuarterLatte t1_j91w2k9 wrote

> The Legal Aid Society has given raises of up to $40,000 to management, while offering 2 percent to workers under conditions where there are 300 vacant positions in their front-line staff.

I didn’t imagine Legal Aid as an exploitative employer. But here we are. One more for the 2023 bingo card.

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shutmywhoremouth t1_j929crh wrote

Non-profit organizations can be incredibly explorative places to work. Low pay, high turnover, a persistent "do less with more" mentality, and guilting staff into doing a lot of unpaid labor for the sake of clients. All the while frontline staff is burning out, becoming physically and mentally unwell, and descending into poverty. My perspective is based on nearly 20 years in NYC based community mental health.

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donttouchthirdrail t1_j92b4j8 wrote

I have family members who worked for legal aid briefly and they had a pretty dim view of both the organization and the work they did

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brownredgreen t1_j92y7v9 wrote

The System is the problem.

Good employers are like good cops

Power rarely cedes itself

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j93rrid wrote

A big problem with cops is that because they work to protect the law (which is good), they too often start believing they are superior to others.

Big hats in NGOs doing work that is morally good are liable to the same problem.

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