Messed up, unfortunate culture - Anonymous employee Seattle Children's Employee Review

1.0
Apr 12, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, including public transportation pass and incentives to bike to work. Insurance coverage is good but not great. Really smart people and also some really good people who want to make a difference.

Cons

The culture is very much like high school - if a manager or director decides that you don't fit in, then your career is pretty much over at Seattle Children's. Job performance doesn't matter; you'll suddenly be labeled a problem employee and managers and directors will fabricate reasons about why you don't fit or deserve a promotion. This type of behavior is condoned by or at least goes unchecked with upper management and leadership.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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