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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

Ratings by category

3.6

Culture & values

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

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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Reviews by job title

40 reviews
3.0
Dec 16, 2011

Worthwhile

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Incredibly high artistic value -Renowned leadership in the field -Higher pay then counterpart organizations in NYC, Chicago, Houston.

Cons

-No room for advancement in most areas. -Company is doing little to advance the art form into the 21c. -No raises, no perks outside of the usual benefits. -Admin employees are the only aspect of the company not unionized.

4.0
Jan 12, 2009

Labor of love for an amazing company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working for the opera means loving and living the opera. It's a nonprofit, so you are constrained by budget limitations, as well as limitations in career advancement and professional growth. However, the product that you work for is unbeatable. When you go to a performance and think that your hard work contributed to this amazing production of art, the pride and joy of that moment is unmeasurable. There is a certain type of worker at the Opera -- dedicated, wickedly smart, and generous. The people could have chosen to go another route and make a lot of money, but they have chosen to dedicate themselves to preserving an art form and contributing to civic culture. Overall, the employees are fantastic. Other top reasons to work at the Opera: excellent benefits package, free tickets to performances, open-door policy by high-level management.

Cons

Compensation, like any nonprofit, is low. And it being San Francisco, it seems even lower. Other downsides are lack of structure, little to no opportunities for professional growth, and lack of promotions or raises. If you want to rise in this organization, you have to be proactive and seek it out for yourself.

1.0
Jun 25, 2019

Fundraiser Telemarketing

Fundraiser
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours Bonuses / Commission Free Opera Tickets

Cons

No benefits No salary Low base pay

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San Francisco Opera Response
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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the work the fundraisers/telemarketers do. Please note that fundraisers/telemarketers are not employed through San Francisco Opera but through a third party. We don’t have control of their benefits or salary. Thank you again, and we wish you the best of luck.
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