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Prevent Cancer Foundation Reviews

3.5

48% would recommend to a friend

(9 total reviews)

Carolyn R. Aldigé

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9 reviews
2.0
10 Nov 2014

I took the wrong job, they have terrible management

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Pros

I met some very good people there. I met some "real" people there. They were earnest and devoted to their jobs. They were kind to each other and believed in the mission of the organization--which is a good one. They believe in a reasonable work-life balance and everyone chipped in to make the events a success--and they always were. There are some talented people there.

Cons

What seems at first to be an affirming and supportive environment for women in an office that is roughly 90% women is, instead, one of the most passive-aggressive places I've ever worked. The only thing real there is the need for the heads of departments to control their fiefdoms. There was not a lot of trust there. The place is like Italy before it unified.

2.0
12 Sept 2014

Could be so much more!

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Pros

A great institutional history with dedicated financial supporters and some innovative ideas. If you can tolerate the negative work environment, you get to attend an annual gala and watch rich Washingtonians party in formal wear. Believing in the good cause makes accepting the reality so much harder.

Cons

One woman dictatorship with no room for personal growth and a passive-aggressive office culture run by departmental leaders who trash talk each other to their employees all day long. It's exhausting. Professional staff are expected to clean the kitchen. It's easy to get deluded by the noble cause into thinking your work makes a difference but it really doesn't because innovation isn't rewarded and often rejected unless it comes from the top.

3.0
19 Jun 2019

Passionate employees

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Pros

Prevent Cancer is doing some amazing work in the world of cancer prevention and early detection. The staff is really passionate about the mission and it seems that everyone works well together.

Cons

You can’t run a company on passion alone. It often feels that the success of this organization is by chance because they really don’t know what they are doing sometimes.

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