The blah blah of the mission it is more about the outside perception - Research Assistant Seattle Children's Employee Review

2.0
Oct 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits particularly if you want an excellent health coverage. Some benefits for transportation.

Cons

Mediocre pay, old boy club. No opportunity for advancement. Too much focusing on appearance so donors think it is a great mission. Waste of money and obsess with CPI, without changing the embedded culture of mediocre managers. They do not listen. It obsess with security constant problems with , making it difficult to work at times. Too many hoops to jump to have things done. Internal bureaucracy entrenched

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Good Benefits, overall good working environment

Cons

Limited opportunities for growth at the PhD level

2.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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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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