Avantages
First and foremost, you get into this field because you love the mission, not the pay. The satisfaction and sense of reward from working with the clients is fantastic. You have a lot of options when it comes to type of environment you want to work in. Perfect for true entry-level job seekers.
Inconvénients
Pay is pathetic if you do have experience. The degree differential is almost negligible. Advancement, leadership and, training is completely dependent on you Program director/manager - many not well trained, experienced, motivated or competent. There is a VERY CLEAR "us verses them" environment between program/staff and senior management. It is sadly obvious that the head office is solely concerned about the bottom dollar, and not in a "best serve the clients" way. For a non-profit it feels more like you're working for a predatory lender. Benefits are not what they are cracked up to be.