Penumbra reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Jane Cumming

58% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Penumbra has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penumbra employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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53 reviews
5.0
Jan 4, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I loved working at Penumbra. Joanne Mayne, the new Director of Corporate Services, is impressive and excellent to work with. I learned a lot from her in the short time that I was there.

Cons

Pay is lower than I would have liked, but that's part of the sector as a whole. Penumbra really look after their staff and treat them well.

1.0
Jul 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I learnt so much from the individuals that I supported over my time at this company. I'm struggling to meet the 20 word minimum for this section.

Cons

Poor work life balance. Poor flexibility with staff. Expectations of staff are ridiculous. Poor management at various levels. Shift patterns are laughable, or would be if they weren't so bad. Lack of any tangible business model. I get working in social care has never been and never will be fantastic in terms of pay. However, with the recent restructuring (that saved the company no money apparently) has reduced the salaries of the front line workers but not management or those at head office. Due to restructuring, the calibre of staff has significantly gone down hill. A lot of staff have left the organisation since the restructuring (I can vouch for this being the case in the West of Scotland). There is no encouragement or scope for personal development or further learning. I would not encourage anyone to work with this company or use its services. It seems that Penumbra has lost the soul that it once had and in all honesty I do not see it being here for too much longer.

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