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American Heart Association

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American Heart Association reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,699 total reviews)
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Nancy A. Brown

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81% positive business outlook

American Heart Association has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,699 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Heart Association 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
Sep 24, 2016

Such a good mission, such horrible management

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Pros

The mission of the AHA is very important and they do strive to reduce death and disability from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. There are some amazing employees through out the organization. Many are very dedicated and delightful people.

Cons

This is a very top down run organization and much of management tries to lead by fear. There is a tremendous amount of work placed on employees which just continues to get worse and worse. Leadership has clearly gotten feedback from employees that they are overwhelmed and overworked. Response from management is to message employees should work smarter, they must have issues with time management and if they cannot manage what work they have now, they can never be promoted. There is also messaging about work/life balance. They tell their employees how much they care about their health, etc., but send the opposite message by continuing to overload us and by the leadership they choose. It is rather disheartening for a major "health" organization to treat their employees so poorly.

1.0
Feb 12, 2016
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Pros

Retirement benefits and flexible schedule (depending on your manager)

Cons

Managers micromanage and pick favorites. In my office you are required to send your manager every email for review and copy them on anything you send. You are also required to bring 2-3 people to every external meeting. There is no trust among upper management and you must do whatever they say. They aren't open to ideas or suggestions unless you are one of the 'chosen' favorites. For such a sales driven environment, they don't have any planning tools or proper projections. People will literally make up numbers for potential sponsorships without ever meeting or speaking to the prospect. There also isn't much movement if you don't want to be a fundraiser. For anyone looking to work here, ask about the turnover in the office and listen to the negative reviews. All offices across the nation have similar problems. I also want to add that HR is aware of the bad glassdoor reputation and started an internal campaign to encourage employees to write positive reviews....

1.0
Jul 13, 2015

AHA is DOA

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Pros

I liked the goal of the organization and that it was established nationally.

Cons

It took about a month to realize what a mistake I had made in accepting a position with AHA. Disorganized, understaffed, overworked, unsupported, overwhelmed. Those are 5 words that come to mind at first thought. I was miserable and my family thought I would have a heart attack myself from all the stress I experienced. I had been in the non-profit field for 10 years prior to accepting a position with AHA and consider myself organized and highly competent - didn't matter. Unrealistic goals, terrible management, etc. will drag you down. My supervisor completely misled in terms of job requirements and advancement opportunities. I was so happy and so fortunate to find employment elsewhere and QUIT. Run, don't walk, away from this place. Oh, and if you're seeing a lot of "Pro" reviews from directors in recent months - I would not put it above upper management to encourage their minions to write positive reviews to help drown out the overwhelming negative comments. It's all about appearances, and nothing is below the surface to support it.

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