Goodwill Recycling Ctr

i have worked for goodwill for 14 years. i worked my way up from the bottem to the dock lead position. we unloaded up to 32 trailers a day and still management wanted more. we sorted and loaded salvage goods generating millions of dollars in textile alone. that does not include the shoes, electronics or the books or stuffed animals or the computer componets. Its common practice at goodwill to burn through the employees many of wich dont even survive the introductory period. let alone survive to get any sort of benefits. it was also common practice to throw away millions in marketable merchendise do to the fact that goodwill is a nonprofit organisation and has to spend money. Another common practice is to straight up lie to the employees tell them one thing and do another. In other words lets say one of my employees hit something with the forklift and did not say anything about it, true their would be an investagation but nothing would come of it. so lets tell the employees that as long as they came forth and told the truth nothing would come of it save a three day suspension. well we said that and to be truthfull we suspended and fired many employees useing that method. goodwills theft policy is also questionable, say a employee is working along and gets oil or grease on his clothes. if he changes into or puts on donated clothes to finnish the shift it is considered theft. they are suspended and fired. i also seen when a female employee was fired do to the fact that she wrapped a shirt around her waist while she went to the bathroom, her defence was that it was that time of the month and she had female things to tend to. i beleaved her, my boss could care less. good will as he put it is something to do between jobs. Cons: Over worked staff, overhead management has no integrity more

I have had found Goodwills to be a fun and inexpensive source for all kinds of unusual items. There are a lot of things I wouldn't buy at Goodwill or any other thrift store. The prices range from reasonable to incredible. Since their inventory continuously changes, the shopping experience does as well. I'll agree that an awful lot of the stuff in the store is not in pristine condition - but that is the adventure. There are treasures to be found. The funny thing is that you can't go in there looking for a particular thing... they probably won't have it. But go in there with an open mind and adventurous spirit and you may just come out with an armload of stuff you never even knew you wanted - and for cheap! I personally find the book section to be consistently rewarding. And don't miss the online auction site called shopgoodwill for some really neat stuff as well. Pros: The two V's - variety and value Cons: You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince. more

When I was growing up Goodwill was somewhere you could go when you needed something to help you out - clothes, furniture, shoes... Now it seems that they are only out to make huge profits off items they get for nothing. Don't let the term ""Non-Profit"" fool you. It is public knowledge that they pay themselves outrageous salaries and funnel their earnings in other ways to take advantage of people in need. Pros: In a pinch you can find odd items that can't be found elsewhere. Cons: Prices close to retail without the guarantees. more

White trash garage sale...at vintage antique prices. Goodwill has turned into a joke, leaving only the stragglers and bargain hunters remaining. Anything worth purchasing has skyrocketed in price at Goodwill over the last couple years, and they have instilled a return policy where you must have original tags and receipt for STORE CREDIT ONLY which is an outrage. I donated 2 laptop computers and about $5000 worth of valuable items to this store, but after seeing the downturn in the store's integrity, I have searched and found more worthy organizations. Cons: , Crap more