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Had a job interview and killed it, but its a one year contract with AmeriCorps. IDK AmeriCorps, are they cool? (hexbear.net)

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IDK shit about AmeriCorps. Anyone got the lowdown on them?

The actual org I'd be working with is an anti-homelessness org in my city. The pay is super low and they were transparent in saying "yeah a lot of the people that work with us have other jobs" but after 2 years of hardly any income, and a chance at a job where I'd actually be helping people, I'd take it in a second.

Guess what I'm looking for here, is "is there anything shitty about AmeriCorps I should know if they offer me a job?"

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Teach for America, which is part of Americorps, is explicitly used to bust teachers unions. You're essentially an underpaid scab on a 2-3 year contract intended for charter schools in low income areas. They most often hire people fresh out of college who have no teaching experience and they provide little to no teaching support. Not sure if it's the same with other Americorps roles