American Heart Association Reviews

Pros

Competitive salary and benefits, recognition for achievements, colleagues who love their jobs, and an undeniably important mission.

Cons

Departmental restructuring a couple of years ago caused some of my favored colleagues to be left without a position. This is surely a normal occurrence everywhere and was fairly handled. This was not due to COVID-19, as this restructuring was announced over a year before the pandemic.

Pros

The best thing about working at the American Heart Association is that everything you do supports the life-saving research that is the core of the mission. The organization is also quick to recognize when priorities need to shift. For example, leadership has recently centered our work around health equity. They are also concerned about their employees in a way I haven't ever experienced, recognizing the difficulty of the last year, providing flexibility, being transparent about what's ahead, etc. It's been a great place to work!

Cons

It's a big organization, and can be somewhat siloed. Also, every group needs to bring in dollars to support itself, so it's sometimes competitive between groups.

Pros

A Mission to save lives

Cons

need more resources for jobs

Pros

AMAZING benefits, great leaders in some affiliates, excellent learning opportunities, wonderful mission, competitive salary and compensation. I’ve met some of the most incredible women and they will remain my friends for the rest of my life.

Cons

Youth Market claims to care about work life balance...they don’t. You’re expected to work 60-80 hours a week and then that’s compensated by having a slow summer. This is a phenomenal opportunity for growth and advancement in your career. However, if you’re an independent thinker and tend not to be too much of a yes man, you’ll be ostracized. I’ve been told some incredibly harsh “feedback” that sounded more like a personality attack than an opportunity to help with growth. It took therapy and leaving for a new career for me to bounce back and realize their negativity was a representation of them and not me. I genuinely loved the AHA and it was my honor to work there. Then I became more and more successful...in my own way, pushing the envelope. Because that wasn’t the “best practice” and because I didn’t blindly oblige, I was expertly pushed out. Fair enough...they wanted a specific person for the job. And I did fit that. And that’s okay! But to expertly alienate someone (because of a personality difference) to the point of misery is simply unprofessional and sad.

Pros

Employees at AHA are authentic and passionate about their work making the atmosphere fun and upbeat.

Cons

Nonprofit work is not for everyone, but I have found this to be the best non profit to work for.

Pros

Excellent benefits and work worth doing! The AHA believes every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life and its staff and volunteers are champions for health equity - removing barriers to health care access and quality. The commitment to inclusion speaks to me!

Cons

Our commitment and passion to serve the mission fuels a sense of urgency that's not for everyone.