American Cancer Society Reviews

Current Employee – been working at American Cancer Society full-time

Pros – Great benefits and a lot of vacation days. This job is rewarding because you get to help individuals and refer them to the different programs offered by the American Cancer SOciety

Cons – You work ALOT of hours, especially during Relay season. Work-Life balance is decent, it really just depends on who your supervisor is.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at American Cancer Society full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great place to work! You have the opportunity to help the community and provide services that really make a difference in those suffering and recoveing from cancer.

Cons – Mandatory cold calling and solicitation.

Advice to Senior Management – Make sure to advise potential employees of the sales and marketing aspect of the job.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at American Cancer Society full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Very nice people, great mission, coworkers and supervisors are supportive. Also good company benefits. Office location is close to public transportation and nice restaurants.

Cons – Company is undergoing major transformation, there's a lot of uncertainly among staffs. Not much work life balance, most ppl feel that they are overworked and underappreciated.

Advice to Senior Management – if there's a communication plan about transformation, please communicate with staffs.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at American Cancer Society full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The events are fun, committies are the best part of the job.

Cons – There is a lot of weekend and evening work

Advice to Senior Management – Allow more time to recover after events

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at American Cancer Society full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Company allows schedule flexibility and encourages professional development. Highly driven and innovative atmosphere.

Cons – Work can be intense - task-wise and emotionally due to the nature of the business. Some days/weeks are very long and stressful but staff are encouraged to find balance and recuperate.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to celebrate successes and assess how we do business so we can continue giving the best support to those in need.

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

Former Employee – worked at American Cancer Society full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Working with survivors, caregivers and volunteers. Relay For Life is a very cathartic experience that was honor to be a part of producing.

Cons – Supervisors and upper management are completely out of touch with the communities in the more remote areas like Durango, CO. The volunteers do not appreciate their trying to micro manage their communities. Supervisors can be absolute bullies and get away with it. Very sad.

Advice to Senior Management – Get in touch with your CRM's and appreciate the hard work that they perform.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at American Cancer Society full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Excellent mission. Powerful cadre of volunteers and staff. High quality information. Great brand recognition.

Cons – Top heavy. Trying to cover too many areas and having trouble staying focused. Wasted time, money and energy on flying to meeting and being in planning stages more than implimentation stages.

Advice to Senior Management – Learn from the people out in the field. Trust them. Have a more collaborative management style which fosters team work and loyalty. Don't expect more than 40 hour weeks. Be generous with praise and recognition. Put direct patient services as a priority.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at American Cancer Society full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great mission, good people wanting to do the right thing, events and activities are inspiring. If you like it and are willing to move or travel a lot for business there is room for advancement. Your experience will differ greatly based on the type of vp and managers you have.

Cons – You spend around 50 hours a week working. There r unrealistic goals and if you get an area that is widespread geographically you might as well kiss your free time goodbye. Working with volunteers can be a rewarding experience but remember that this is just an ancillary project for them.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop trying to control every aspect. Community managers are able to make intelligent decisions. Goals are important but make the event fun and the money will come

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

Former Employee – worked at American Cancer Society for more than a year

Pros – The "feeling" that you are in a position to help raise funds to help fight cancer.

Cons – Low pay
Constant demands on your personal time
Unending micro-management in order to scare you into raising more and more money
Job ends up costing you as many supplies you need will never be approved, so you end up buying them out of your own pocket since they can yield benefits.

Advice to Senior Management – Where to start? Don't enter into shady contractual dealings with for profit entities who are doing more than touting you as a CHARITY partner when in fact you are paying for the privilege of bringing them participants and increasing their bottom line. DetermiNATION anyone?

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at American Cancer Society full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Worthy mission, overall motivated, hard-working, and competent staff, supportive management (at least in my office), competitive salary with good benefits

Cons – Slow to change turf-protective culture, lack of work/life balance, slow pace of change and related ongoing uncertainty, out of date technology

Advice to Senior Management – Delimiting the mission is key - ultimately staff must feel like their work has been truly focused and they are able to concentrate on doing a reasonable number of things well.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend