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Bright Horizons Family Solutions

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,404 total reviews)
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Stephen Kramer

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bright Horizons Family Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Oct 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, fairly easy job.

Cons

Favoritism is the culture. Leadership has little concern for the happiness of their staff. Your concerns will be listened to, but little else will occur. Management has a very reactive approach to most things. Communication is lacking across the board. The pay is below average to average. The benefits are very expensive and coverage is not that good.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Response
11y
Thank you for sharing your concerns. We apologize that your experience with Bright Horizons has not been entirely positive. If you have further specifics you would like to share about your experience, we encourage you to share them with your supervisor, or HR manager. You can also get in touch with us at wearelistening@brighthorizons.com.
1.0
Dec 3, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wide variety of schedules Work Events are a blast Compensation is good.

Cons

New Management in certain departments such as back up care. Cliques and gossipy behavior. Workplace bullying and harrassment between consultants, unchecked by management. Blatant favoritism and special treatment depending on how much supervisors and management like you. Aggressive attendance policy with zero grace period for human situations like weather or car accidents or unexpected traffic. Managers and TL's can show up late if they get stuck behind an accident with zero issue. Any consultant who encounters the same issue is instantly penalized and it creates a high stress environment. People on the floor are constantly panicking and talking about their attendance points. Manager and TLs can also take sick absences without penalty. Managment offering incentives but building in more and more ways to disqualify you for the actual payout. Many people do the work for the incentive and then unexpectedly find out they won't be getting the promised payout due to some minuscule detail. Every sick absence for employees will result in being docked attendance points. Communication is poor. Processes and job expectations change rapidly and are very poorly communicated so there is an ever present confusion and frustration as no one seems to be on the same page or doing the same thing. There are lots of opportunities to explore other departments outside of Back Up Care but if a TL or Manager doesnt favor you, they can deny you ability to get out of this mayhem for little to no reason.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Response
7y
We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback. Our HEART principles are the foundation of our work culture at Bright Horizons and guide how we interact with one another. We strive to create a positive environment where all of our employees are safe and supported. In this regard, we take concerns of harassment very seriously. Please contact us at wearelistening@brighthorizons.com so we can ensure your concerns are directly addressed.
2.0
Nov 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Entertaining environment, generally friendly people, and a good place to get your feet wet.

Cons

Internal growth is stagnant and limited, unprofessional conversations and rumors fly through the company, leadership refuses to see what's really going on (mostly because it's hidden from them), and pay is far below market value.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Response
7y
We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback. We are committed to ensuring a supportive work environment where your concerns are heard. If you are willing to share more details about your experience, we would like to hear from you in order to address them directly. Please contact us at wearelistening@brighthorizons.com.
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