More good than bad - Anonymous employee Seattle Children's Employee Review

4.0
Jan 9, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It can be hard to get in, but once you are in you are in.

Cons

It is a who you know organization. The organization preaches that they want to be competitive with salaries for staff, but know their first offer is usually 80% of market average. Never accept their first offer. Contractors make substantially more than staff in the same position and when they are brought on they sometimes are given much higher titles than their experience merits due to their compensation demands.

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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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