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3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,930 total reviews)
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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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2.0
Dec 29, 2008
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Pros

The American Cancer Society is very devoted to their mission to relieve suffering and find a cure for cancer.

Cons

The Society is stuck in mid-century management techniques. They are slow to adapt to current strategies for managing a modern workforce, slow to exploit current technology to keep pace with a highly competitive non-profit sector and staff top management with people who have for the most part worked their entire careers at the Society and do not bring a modern approach to the organization. This is a very hierarchical culture where facilitative leadership is discouraged and teams do not own their work.

2.0
Nov 21, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

working with caring volunteers is one of the most rewarding experiences ever. i had a blast working with the volunteers for my events, they are some of the most giving people i'd ever met. could have been a great way to gain some experience.

Cons

the senior management in my region was appallingly incompetent. when dealing with some inappropriate comments made at a meeting by a senior director, i received no help from the regional vice president. Human Resources was helpful although sometimes a bit too slow with their response. found out after i was hired that there was an extremely high turnover rate for my position. senior management continued to belittle my job performance to coworkers months after i had left the company. very poor professionalism.

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