u/FingerTechnical8657

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Does this organization have it's act together???

I recently applied to be a Big Brother in a local BBBS organization. I have submitted the application, did the background check which I paid for, and submitted my references. The interview is the next step in the process and BBBS wants to do it via video call, which I thought was a little odd, if I were evaluating a potential mentor for a child I would definitely do it in person, but I figure, okay that's not up to me.

First I am texted by the director that a person will be texting me within a day or two to schedule an interview with their team. A week goes by, there's nothing. I text the director and tell her, and she says there was a miscommunication and that I would be contacted very soon by a person we'll call 'X'. Three days later X finally texts me to schedule, and we schedule the interview for a date 4 weeks into the future. That's a lot later than I had thought it would be, but okay. I arrange my schedule to have the interview at the agreed upon date and time. Three days before the interview I get a reminder text from X about the interview that lists the same date but a different time. I text X back and ask about this, and she says she made an error because she is so busy but the correct time is the original time. About an hour before the interview time I get a text from X saying that she has to cancel 'because I got pulled into something' and wants to reschedule for a date 2 weeks later.

As someone who spent most of my life working in non-profit organizations, this has the hallmarks of an organization that is disorganized and wastes people's time. Years ago I made the mistake of volunteering way to long with a mentoring organization in a different city that disrespected volunteer mentors' time. I don't want to make the same mistake again but it's already panning out that way. I'm considering requesting to move my application to a BBBS group in an adjacent city, but I have no idea if they would be any better. I can't find any reviews online. Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/FingerTechnical8657 — 6 days ago