I agree, it could just be someone with a grudge. I know that the Salvation Army where I live do an amazing job of helping out the homeless and people in need.
I have no idea what's happening at that shelter, it could very well be some bad things. But I do know this; she's clearly stuck in victim mode. Whatever options she has available to her, that salvation army shelter must be the best one because she's still there. If it's such an aweful place, she and the others are free to leave whenever they choose. They should probably go to the shelter that treats people like the Ritz and doesnt put locks on the fridge.
Sadly i can vouch for this post, the Salvation Army in my area are horrible, i have seen them throw people onto the streets yelling at them and throwing their belongings into the rain, this is not the kind of thing that i would want to be supporting.
CEO's that make a ridiculous amount of money running non profits are a kick in the teeth. At the same time, like any large CEO position, that job is probably very difficult and there's probably not a lot of people capable of running it and willing to take a median income to do so. That being said 1.2M is a big number.
Non profit doesn't mean you don't make money. Non profits make money for their "good works," For profits make money for their shareholders/owners. Both can pay their staff, including their executive staff as much or as little as they like as long as it meets with Federal/State minimum wage laws and volunteer requirements.
I'm familiar with tax laws and aware that it's not illegal. My beef, and i assume others, is when a non prifit asks for (and receives) donations with a promise or implication of doing something specific with the money. Then turning around and only using a small portion of the donated money for its promised purpose while padding executives pockets with the rest.
Thats less of a charity and more of a scam or a racket.
I do agree with the idea that donations should go to what is being suggested they will go towards.
However as an underpaid employee for a non profit organization, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the care our organization gives would be better if employees were paid better. Unfortunately our pay being low means most employees are people who struggled together a job elsewhere. I have a co worker with a chronic problem being late, who missed a shift without telling anyone last week, and who has been talked about with phrases like "I wouldn't count on [person's name] to do anything" And don't get me wrong, I like her. She is a nice person and her work issues are a combination of car troubles and mental health issues. However, the reason she still has a job isn't because the company is understanding. It's because its difficult to hire new people so they only fire people who are really bad at their job (ie. Abusing clients)
Damn, OP liked every single tweet.Also, I don't doubt that this could happen but it really is a bit too much to say to not donate at all because I highly doubt that this happens everywhere.
My entire work wardrobe came from goodwill besides my shoes <_<... $9 for a suit jacket, most with the tags still, $5 for a name brand long sleeve shirt... also usually with tags still on and $7 for high end slacks with the tag still on... $1-3 for a tie or belt... and I mean the OG tag. $2k in clothes for $100.
I don't even know if there is a Salvation Army within 30 miles of me... but I know I'm gonna support goodwill instead (I give all the stuff I don't need to goodwill as well... if they are going to save me 95% on my fly work clothes (and I do look fly), why not?
Jesus fucking Christ, what the hell??? I don’t live near any salvation army’s and don’t really see much of them anywhere, but because of this post I’m sort of great full. In Australia (where I live) charity’s don’t really make shelters, instead homeless people are sometimes given small apartments and a pension (though I don’t know the extent of how many people get this and what it’s like) but for me, I find it freaking weird for charities to dump people on the street (mainly cause I’m my state it’s somewhat illegal for a charity/shelter to refuse someone in need). Is this a regular thing in Europe/America/where ever this comes from?
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Six years and you still don't have a job? Time to be an adult...
You can have a job and still live in a shelter. You dont go from homeless to living in you're own place in a flash. And the six years thing could have been through hear say.
Thats less of a charity and more of a scam or a racket.
However as an underpaid employee for a non profit organization, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the care our organization gives would be better if employees were paid better. Unfortunately our pay being low means most employees are people who struggled together a job elsewhere. I have a co worker with a chronic problem being late, who missed a shift without telling anyone last week, and who has been talked about with phrases like "I wouldn't count on [person's name] to do anything" And don't get me wrong, I like her. She is a nice person and her work issues are a combination of car troubles and mental health issues. However, the reason she still has a job isn't because the company is understanding. It's because its difficult to hire new people so they only fire people who are really bad at their job (ie. Abusing clients)
I don't even know if there is a Salvation Army within 30 miles of me... but I know I'm gonna support goodwill instead (I give all the stuff I don't need to goodwill as well... if they are going to save me 95% on my fly work clothes (and I do look fly), why not?