AACR reviews

Their non-profit status is used for convenience during salary negotiation, and during making choices about small improvements (like providing nice things like coffee for employees). Employee reviews are late every year, and the communication about the timeline is very vague. The CEO, we have been told, has to review each one for approval. Speaking of the CEO reviewing each of the employment reviews (over 200), very few things can leave the office without her review. This causes major delays in every aspect of the organization. Discussions about this process cause a lot of frustration for employees, and it has been discussed as the reason many vendors and very large corporate donors do not like working with the AACR. The HR department will not take seriously, or respond to, employee complaints regarding bullying and harassment. Tuition assistance is listed as a benefit; this is false advertising. No online classes will be reimbursed, if you are even able to get a response from HR.

Management varies widely from department to department. Some managers are not very well qualified. Managers are heard to say some things that would get you fired anywhere else. Bad situations are left to go on much too long. Workers are generally dissatisfied. If the market were better, most people would quit. Management thinks we are all fascinated with cancer research, but we're not, we just need a job. Don't have off on most federal holidays. Sometimes we are the only ones working in the building (or in the city, for that matter). Rarely closes for snow, even when dangerous. Harassed about lateness constantly, even if it's only 5 minutes. No working from home option. No flextime. No hire back policy. It used to be much nicer but it's getting bigger and crappier every day.