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San Francisco Opera reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)

Matthew Shilvock

88% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

San Francisco Opera has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The San Francisco Opera 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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40 reviews
4.0
Sep 28, 2017

Great time working

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management cares about it's employees

Cons

Hours are long but that's to be expected

2.0
Sep 15, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great music, co-workers and exciting stage to be on and around. Pay is only great if you are a union member but the administration subsidizes those benefits on the back of the very poorly paid staffers.

Cons

As a result of the low pay for staffers (i.e. music, admin, stage management and assistants to designers) the turnover is quite high. Like all bay area non-profits, they are facing a huge "talent bleed." The high cost of living simply cannot keep the highly skilled people here at those low wages. Also, too much decision-making by committee which rarely results in a great outcome and ends up wasting a lot of time and money.

5.0
Mar 5, 2017

Assistant to the General Director/CEO

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People, artists, music, management, excellence.

Cons

The only con would be the long hours.

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Glassdoor has 51 San Francisco Opera reviews submitted anonymously by San Francisco Opera employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if San Francisco Opera is right for you.