Septa reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(365 total reviews)

Leslie S. Richards

28% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Septa has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 365 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Septa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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365 reviews
2.0
Nov 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good health benefits package at decent price.

Cons

Top heavy company, high level managers make enormous salaries while other levels make job market minimum. A lot of nepotism within the company.

1.0
May 9, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits package which includes pension is a reason many employees stay.

Cons

Very political. Leadership (in general, but if course not all) are blind and don't seem to have the desire for sight. Employee appreciation is non-existent. No accountability across any part of the organization at any level, but particularly for supervisors and management. Even the best employees seem to get worn out and stop caring.

2.0
Aug 31, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits benefits benefits. Our HMO plan is amazing and so cheap. Free transportation on SEPTA. Pension. Somewhat flexible telework policy (though this depends where you work- policy allows 2 days from home, but some people get more, some less). They finally have paid family leave but it’s only four weeks.

Cons

The nepotism is WILD here. You see people who are related to someone in management or on the board just get promotion after promotion. Or friends of certain get super cushy high-up positions with no direct reports. They do not care about their employees- both corporate and front-line. If they cared, they’d read reviews on here and do something. Proof they don’t read these: the CEO listed on Glassdoor hasn’t been our CEO since 2019, and only a representative of SEPTA can change that. The pay is not great (unless you’re one of the aforementioned favorites). They’re going through an evaluation of the pay structure but who knows if anything will come of that. We are losing good people left and right because there is just one person with a gavel in charge of compensation. They will authorize the bare minimum. And if a current employee gets a better offer somewhere else but wants to stay, SEPTA will not even try to match it. They’d rather you leave and then spend 6+ months finding a replacement, who will probably reject SEPTA’s low-ball offer. This place is extremely toxic. Most people are miserable and gossipy. It’s draining to work here. I know I sound like a disgruntled employee, but please know these opinions are common among many of the employees here. I have been treated fairly well here and still believe these words.

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