SC Research Institute is one of the worst workplaces I’ve ever experienced. - Anonymous employee Seattle Children's Employee Review

1.0
Jan 7, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Transportation benefits, mostly updated workspaces, healthcare benefits are pretty average.

Cons

Leadership is toxic and full of people who think they’re way is the only way. Perfect example of people in authority positions with power that they abuse freely, with no regard for the aftermath. Not admirable at all and you can’t trust that the organization has your best interest in mind. Employees are the last priority. The culture that exists is the complete opposite of the “values based culture” they feed to the workforce and it’s laughable. Children’s has become a place I describe as pulling the wool over your eyes. Looks really amazing on the outside, but once you realize how bad it is internally you will never want to stay long. The amount of turnover at Research in the last year is astonishing, and the high quality of people who have chosen to leave is so discouraging. I can’t wait for the day I walk out and never have to come back. Most of all, I’m extremely disappointed in my experience and I never imagined this would be the case.

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