Seattle Children's reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,325 total reviews)
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Jeff Sperring

57% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Seattle Children's has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,325 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Seattle Children's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Oct 5, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

ORCA card at a very discounted rate. Helping children, even if several steps removed from actual patient care.

Cons

Terrible management, from the CEO all the way down to department supervisors (at least in inpatient pharmacy). Nepotism, managers put friendships over skills and qualifications when hiring, it happens all the time. All the managers and supervisors are BFF's with each other, they go on vacation at the same time together, it's a very odd work culture to not have a single manager on-site because they're all vacationing together - but it's a good example of how managers do whatever they want with little regard to how it effects the people doing the actual work.

1.0
Aug 26, 2017

Honest Reflection

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In my time at Children's, I met some amazing people! Truly, there were employees who were very dedicated and went above and beyond to help the kiddo's that came in.

Cons

This is the worst place to work if you are in the wrong department!!! There's constant gossip, bullying and inappropriateness. If your manager plays favorites, then you're stuck in a vicious cycle. There is a lot of politics involved with management. Be prepared!

3.0
Jun 3, 2015

Mixed bag

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great mission, brand new CEO who seems incredibly genuine and willing to treat employees at all levels with respect and kindness, and SOME departments are filled with wonderful, collaborative, mission driven individuals and managers. If you end up in a great department (which I finally have) your employment experience will live up to the outward perception of the organization.

Cons

Parking charges are ridiculous for a residential neighborhood ($10/day). If you waste hours of your life taking the bus rather than parking you get a $4 commute bonus which seems too small. No meaningful training for managers. Lots of people manage staff that have obviously not be trained to mange people. Patronizing attitude among some mid level managers. One manager who earns close to $200k/year and gets a bonus on top of that tried to make me feel like I should be grateful for my $0.54/hr raise.... The bonus structure varies through out the organization. The yearly bonus for most staff ends up being only $300 or $500 and taxes are taken from that. Basically your bonus goes straight to paying for parking. Some mangers like to remind employees of their elevated position by treating hourly staff like children who aren't qualified to have an opinion on the company's business. Lack of transparency. Every decision seems to be made under a shroud of secrecy. Need more staff to keep up with technological demands of the organization. Many managers seems to be more worried about their personal success over the success of the organization or team. I have seen individuals throw others "under the bus" by spreading false information for their own benefit.

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