ASPCA reviews

Management is all about money and personal fame, with animal care taking a backseat. Egos and abuse of power is out of control. Salaries are too high for the uneducated and inappropriately placed upper managers. There is zero regard for the employee's quality of life or opinion which ultimately trickles down to the deterioration of animal care. To speak up means termination. There is no one to go to report workplace issues unless you are prepared to be fired. Thousands of donor dollars are spent with abandon on lavish corporate meetings and unneccessary corporate campaigns. Serious indiscretions are overlooked while dedicated employees are terminated for revealing dangerous work situations that affect animal and employee health. Not for the weak- hearted due to encountering a lot of sad animal-related situations.

I agree with much of the cons below. Just to reiterate some: utter disrespect and lack of appreciation for talented staff; favoritism, sycophancy, back-stabbing, out-of-control egos, and House of Cards-style cutthroat politics from middle management on up; zero transparency and a culture of fear and retaliation; employee dismissal/layoff practices that are devoid of dignity; frequent upheaval of strategy and focus based on the president and board's changing whims; lack of cooperation and cohesiveness between departments and sometimes within; and fear of and deference to the unqualified yet arrogant president, which keeps all the good senior staff from attempting to change anything listed above. I also like what a colleague said about the inane core values, and I 100% concur with the multiple statements about lack of diversity, which is truly despicable and unfathomable, and I'd also like to point out the blatant ageism. For those of you who are still considering applying here, also consider that there is practically no time off, no work/life balance, and no perks or tokens of appreciation (e.g. the occasional lunch, a holiday party, etc.). The pay is ok depending on the department, and the ASPCA is good resume fodder, but expect to work very hard for incompetent people who won't appreciate you.