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American Cancer Society reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,930 total reviews)
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Karen E. Knudsen

60% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

American Cancer Society has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Cancer Society employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jun 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice, co-workers, helping ppl, the benefits were okay but those are being stripped away. And it can be good job experience although somewhat difficult to make any move that isn't lateral without really doing a lot of extra (unpaid) work like fundraising (yes, the company that pays you, is constantly trying get you to donate your salary back) or becoming a management favorite.

Cons

Close colleagues quitting everyday. Always new painful changes which require greater workload for costs savings. For low pay with no incentives, when you start to shave away retirement or take away ensured holidays off, don't scratch your heads when there is a mass exit that follows. It isn't because of change. It's because you are changing in the for the worse. I'm not sure what it will take for you all to start taking note.

2.0
Dec 9, 2018

Senior Manager Community Development

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission, work flexibility, decent health benefits, generous PTO and retirement if you are able to hang in long enough to receive it.

Cons

The organization is constantly in "reorganization" mode. They created fancy titles like "Transformation", and "Fit for Purpose" and laid off staff who were experienced and dedicated to the mission. The constant turnover of staff created chaos , confusion and lack of trust for volunteers, potential donors and the community at-large.

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