Work Opportunities Unlimited AKA Leddy Group Deceptive Job Descriptions & Job duties, falsification information Nationwide
Please who ever is thinking about working for Work Opportunities WOU, be aware of the company. First off, they lied to me during my interview stating tons of false information regarding my job duties. Secondly, they have so called "holidays" which turn into training days. Most people they serve do NOT have jobs and are driven around by staff, just to be outside their houses during the day. WOU mission is focused on money and that is it. They do not care about the clients they serve and do not even have meetings that focus on clients who have developmental, psych, or emotional behavioral disabilities.
Also, the hours of the job are insane. They state to you that you can work anytime during the week and you can make your own schedule. That is NOT the case, be aware again. You will work from 7 until 8 at night. And then be expected to work the next day a full 8+ hours. The web site also has false information on it as well, as they do NOT have job developers who search for jobs for clients, etc.
The managers, lie straight to your face and do not care about the clients they serve. Be very very aware of this company as it is goign down hill fast. Some staff have told me that they feel like they are TAXI drivers, taking these developmentally challenged adults on "rides" and transporting them day to day to different job sites, instead of setting up job sites for them.
Also, heard that the staff DO NOT get raises and will stay at the same pay for a long time even with negotiation with management.
One more thing, if I have not stated it above, you will be forced to work weekends and if not you are not a "team player" by management and if you do not hit your "outcomes" you will have a horrible review and most likely get fired.
Since working at WOU, there must be at least more than 10 people in over 6 months that quit or got fired due to the bad management. But of course WOU does not see the turnove rate as a problem, they lied to me as well during my interview stating there was a low turnover rate.
Also, you are made to drive all over the state of Massachusetts. This is a warning for anyone trying to get their foot in the door of Vocational Rehabilitation. There are a lot of other companies out there that are better off than WOU. Hope this helps someone down the future.
Someone who cares for the disabled
Anywhere, Massachusetts
U.S.A.
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Anonymous JJMLM
Salisbury,Massachusetts,
United States of America
Work Schedules
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, September 02, 2011
I recently was searching for a position and came across a job opening with Work Opportunities Unlimited. The job was part-time two days a week. I was very interested in the work schedule, as well as the actual position. I applied and had two phone interviews and was then asked to interview with the hiring manager. Before interviewing with the hiring manager, I was told that the two days I wanted (6 hours each day) was a flexible schedule in which I would work those two days and must be able to assist with additional hours if needed, not to exceed 15 hour a week. I was still interested.
Just prior to the interview with the hiring manager, I was told the two days were actual two other days (initially Tues/Thurs; then told it was Monday/Tuesday). I didn't really want Mondays but decided I could be flexible and still interview for the job.
Finally, I met with the hiring manager and she tells me that she two jobs open. Proceeded to tell me that one of the job was Monday through Friday (5 days) 9-3. The other job was also Monday through Friday (again 5 days). I asked her about the position I had applied for and she said she interviewed someone the day before and gave the job to that person.
So - basically, the initial two interviewers were well aware that I wanted part-time - 2 days per week and I was sent in to interview for a 5 day a week job. What a waste of my time and the hiring managers time. All-in-all, it was not a total waste because I decided during the interview that this would not work for me, especially since they could not get their act together for this one job.
I told them to call me if they had a two day a week job and I'll think about it. Needless to say, the next day, I call the HR recruiting office for this company and they did not call me back! LOL, makes me wonder.