Vantaggi
The only pro that can be found here is if you posses a legitimate and real care for the developmentally disabled and want to try and help better someones life.
Svantaggi
Where to begin? There is no real career opportunity here. Your wages will start low, and they will stay low. There was a pay freeze a few years back and it hasn't gotten any better since then. Don't expect to be able to take any complaints to your program managers or even your area managers, the actual power is all up at the top, and they can barely do anything down there to hear or adjust your grievances. There are miles and miles of red tape in this job, and those like it, but be warned, always always always do exactly what your manual says, they will throw you under the bus in the event of any accidents. They were recently under probation from the state for a few different issues. Unfortunately your co-workers may or may not be any better, gossip is a HUGE problem through out the company, so be very careful what you say and who you say it too. They will constantly tell you how important you are to the company, and then continue to do nothing to show you, while the entity itself makes a tidy sum of profit, please note, not a non-profit. I have to give the CEO a middle ground, not because hes doing a good job, but because they change CEO's so often you would think it was a new season of American Idol so its hard to tell if they are doing a good job or not.