Great cause at the expense of a bureaucratic culture - Anonymous employee Seattle Children's Employee Review

3.0
Apr 6, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great cause Work with some pretty intelligent and dedicated people Stability Pay is highly comparable to public companies Always trying to improve processes and implement CPI strategies (Toyota way)

Cons

Extremely bureaucratic culture Management is closed-off and does not consider staff input no matter how much they claim they do Communication line is not open and announcements are not always made to managers and very seldom directly or indirectly made to employees who are impacted the most Inefficient processes and although continuously working to improve processes, there are still many holes and continuous changes result in need for new efficiency analysis. CPI methods enforced are not always relevant Lack of ownership results in low morale Limited opportunities for job growth

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Front line staff genuinely care and are committed to the organization, even though it has changed dramatically for the worse.

Cons

Leadership under new CEO (Longhurst) has quickly become toxic. Long time employees and leaders are exiting quickly. Return to office mandate is going into effect in October 2026 and has caused massive upheaval and unproductive work for months as employees seek answers and get none. This comes after years of successive waves of layoffs and financial struggles that have damaged trust in executive leadership and the board. SCH used to care about mission and now it cares about keeping up with tech company trends and petting CEO’s ego.

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