Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Supportive, collaborative and happy atmosphere

Cons – not as I can see now

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia full-time for more than a year

Pros – Kids and faculty are great. Facilities are also top of the line.

Cons – Institution not supportive of medical or research fellows transitioning into junior faculty positions.

Former Employee – worked at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as an intern for less than a year

Pros – CHOP is a great place to work for a great cause. The benefits are reasonably good, the managers are competent and actually listen to you. The people are nice and knowledgeable with many years of experience.

Cons – It's not the best place for someone to start the career. It's great if you want to retire, but as with any established institution, things could move slowly

Advice to Senior Management – Provide feedback more often

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia full-time for more than a year

Pros – Work-Life balance is really good for a hospital.
Positivity resonates from senior leadership on down.
Employees are really valued!

Cons – Financial compensation is not the best, but worth it for the quality of daily life and the connection with patients and coworkers.

Advice to Senior Management – keep it up (and add more tuition assistance, please)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as an intern for more than a year

Pros – Working for CHOP is rewarding based on the mission of the hospital. It is flat out the best Children's Hospital in the world. I had an internship there and I loved it. I learned a lot and I would have gone back if I didn't get tied up with long term research at school.

Cons – It is often very tiring, which I was fine with most of them time, but sometimes you just want to sit on your ass, finish desk work, and drink coffee on a Friday. Sometimes difficult to have your voice heard as an intern

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – great professional atmosphere and everyone takes pride in their work.

Cons – Parking and traffic driving into the city.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Knowledgeable coworkers who work hard to get job done

Cons – No standards or process in place. Require running in circle to get certain things done

Advice to Senior Management – Chop has some talented workers in the IT side of the house but there are a lot of lifers who need to reminded that their jobs are not god given and need to reprimand accordingly

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia full-time for more than a year

Pros – Conflict free environment, flexible hours, driven coworkers, constant opportunities to attend lectures and network.

Cons – lunch options are limited and on-site cafeteria of fresh food is expensive

Advice to Senior Management – Lectures, from grand rounds to guest researchers, were well-publicized and I greatly valued the flexibility to periodically attend these events. They were inspiring and a great opportunity to network with faculty at other campuses.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Its good to see kids getting better

Cons – seeing some very sick kids

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia full-time for more than a year

Pros – Working environment, and co-workers are pleasent!

Cons – Some red tape, but to be expected

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company