AACR reviews

2.7

47% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.)

49% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

AACR has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The AACR employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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106 reviews
1.0
Feb 6, 2017

Overworked, underpaid

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most of the people are fantastic, and the mission is admirable. It's also in a beautiful location in Old City. Looks great on a resume.

Cons

- little to no room for advancement - expected to accept more responsibility with no compensation - some people advance very fast while others stay in the same position for years - favoritism of the CEO/higher ups is obvious - the attitude is that you should be happy to have a job; they constantly act like they're doing you a favor - low salary compared to other companies - health benefits/vacation/holidays are not great - it is so quiet in the office that it is eerie - tuition benefits are essentially non-existent - CEO makes an absurd amount of money (she openly talks about owning a Maserati) and yet many people are underpaid

1.0
Dec 17, 2021

Painful Reality

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good retirement match and nonprofit. Good location.

Cons

Lack of flexibility, lack of concern for employees, poor work life balance, low pay, Interference from CEO on basic operations, antiquated systems and processes. This is an association made up mainly of poor leadership that thrives on whatever bits of “power” they feel they have. There’s clearly a lot of reviews stating a poor work environment, well ALL those people are not incorrect. Those that have written positive reviews were asked. This is antiquated company that has not reached the 21st century, mainly because they feel they don’t have to. There are many employees that have been here 20, 30+ years and are fine doing things as old school as they can. This company tries to present itself as forward thinking and about cancer research or saving lives, but struggle to allow its employees to work safely from home or to choose the days that they do. Some employees have had cancer and are survivors, stuck in cubicles! Exposure to Covid may seem like a one off, until you hear that there was a board meeting and a visitor who attended was positive. We were told to work from home for the next 5 days because, although they wanted to paint a picture that no one was exposed, the reality was that these executives had been walking around the offices and floors after being exposed. Thankfully there have been no major outbreaks, but who is waiting on that?! Upper management wants to be in office, while the workers do not. The difference is, is that upper management sit in offices, with doors and and be comfortable, without a mask when or if they choose. Management will say they “care about the employees and safety “ , yet they do not advocate for what their teams want or need. They advocate for themselves. They also enjoy their power trips and feeling as though they can speak to you or treat you any kind of way. You are not offered advancement based on your skill set because they do not recognize your strengths. Instead, it’s needs based or maybe you’ve threatened to leave. The care for employees is secondary to them wanting to keep an eye on you. Regardless of the fact that we’ve been more productive and accountable and flexible from home, it matters more that they cannot see you. There are variants popping up and still, they would rather be able to see you. Management is made up of NOT of leaders, but rather people who’ve been here long enough or is friendly with the right person and therefore they were moved into that position. Good leadership would go a long way here, but instead, you have an old, toxic and immature environment. We’ve lost a lot of employees due to how this company has been handling things and there will be more leaving.

3.0
Oct 28, 2021

The Honest Truth

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Pros

Their mission to help cancer patients and advance research. The people are pretty amazing there, but the culture corrupts even the best managers, who must bow to the queen--even when they try to convince themselves that they aren't doing it.

Cons

It's really hard to write this because I love what I do, but the culture is pretty terrible here. You may luck out with a great manager and even a team that is top notch, but at every step, the company culture will sabotage your best efforts. There is dysfunction with no real effort to fix it. The decision to return to in-office was given like an edict, with promise of bringing in an outside consultant when employees voiced outrage at the first attempt. But they didn't consult the employees on these decisions, a missed opportunity for greatness because the employees are the best. Most of the times, people are running around in fear that they'll be called into the CEO's office and called into question for some minor thing or infraction that will seem like the biggest offense. It's a lot like a monarchy and the CEO gets to decide what to do--even if it has employees running around. If you want greatness, you might be able to pull it off at times, but it will be hard to achieve it because you will be constantly looking over your shoulder.

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