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    Seattle Children's Reviews

    Updated 22 April 2019
    386 reviews

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    Seattle Children's CEO Jeff Sperring
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    • "biggest problem: mid - upper management" (in 18 reviews)

    • "Poor mangement, poor work-life balance" (in 9 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "Excellent place to work; incredible employer with an incredible mission."

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      Current Employee - Information Security Engineer in Seattle, WA (US)
      Current Employee - Information Security Engineer in Seattle, WA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Seattle Children's full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Employer is incredibly dedicated to the healthcare and well-being of children. Amazing technical advancements such as gene therapy in use. Solid workplace for an IT professional who wants to make a difference!

      Cons

      A handful of employees are not sufficiently motivated to contribute.

      Advice to Management

      Carefully consider the option of merit-based reviews for compensation and advancement.

    2. "Good Place to Work, Middling Opportunity for Growth"

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      Former Employee - Clinical Research Coordinator
      Former Employee - Clinical Research Coordinator
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Seattle Children's full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great PI, involved in interesting projects

      Cons

      Very little professional development offered, difficult to be promoted without the opportunities offered for acquiring further skills

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    3. "administrative assisstant"

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      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant in Seattle, WA (US)
      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant in Seattle, WA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Seattle Children's full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good management and good leadership

      Cons

      location and transportation becomes an issue

      Advice to Management

      amazing job

    4. "Solid place to work"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager
      Current Employee - Project Manager
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Seattle Children's full-time

      Pros

      Work/life balance; great mission; good benefits; nice people

      Cons

      Lack of organizational focus; poor goal setting; lack of accountability; lack of teamwork across divisions and departments

      Advice to Management

      Set clear and thoughtful goals, make sure there's a sensible, resourced plan in place to achieve them. Hold yourselves and your employees more accountable. Remember that you get paid the "big bucks" to make hard choices.

    5. "RN"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great, friendly, helpful, encouraging staff!!

      Cons

      Not up to date
      Uses more than 4 archaic software systems

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you’re doing!

    6. "SCH"

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      Current Employee - Staff RN
      Current Employee - Staff RN

      I have been working at Seattle Children's full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      benefit, staffing, easy transit, supportive peers

      Cons

      wage, parking, management can be tricky

    7. "Solid Coding Job"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Seattle Children's full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Pay is above industry standard in this area, fully remote position

      Cons

      Huge organization, tones of bureaucratic crap to sift through. Issues with bullying from some managers

    8. "GOOD"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Seattle Children's full-time

      Pros

      the people and the culture

      Cons

      pay, overworked, vacation time, high turnover

    9. "Has potential"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Seattle Children's full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Has a good mission statement. There are some really good people that want to make Seattle Children's great. Some managers allow for employees to work from home.

      Cons

      The pay is lower and there is a lack of accountability with upper management. Poor management and leadership skills from directors.

      Advice to Management

      Actions speak louder words. Make sure your leaders don't have actions that are opposite of your values.

    10. "Focused on internal squabbling, rather than innovation"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager
      Former Employee - Project Manager
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Seattle Children's full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Some really nice people on staff, flexible hours, better than average diversity.

      Cons

      Thick politics and poor behavior, lot's of high school drama, lack of honesty between management.

      Advice to Management

      Know your staff from personal contact and set the tone for your reports. Clean up your middle management layer and teach them kindness.