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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)
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Janice F. Whaley

81% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Donor Network West has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Donor Network West employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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143 reviews
3.0
Mar 25, 2017
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Pros

Fantastic Mission. The work is truly life giving and very gratifying.

Cons

COO doesn't understand the meaning of teamwork. He leads with a stick and is quick to judge. He looks for fault rather than solutions. He plays favorites with some and targets others. Decisions are made among two to three people at the top and decisions pushed down. He does not allow for independent leader decision making. Must be his way. Blame culture is a huge problem.

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Donor Network West Response
9y
Thank you for bringing this difficult subject to our attention. We appreciate the feedback. I have to admit it was difficult to read and apologize for the perception. The entire senior leadership team is aware of the post. We have planned additional management training to the group as a whole. If you are comfortable, I welcome a conversation with you to discuss this further. Thank you for your post.
2.0
May 21, 2020

Great culture and Staff. Terrible CEO.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have worked at Donor Network West for between 5-15 years so I’ve had lots of experience with them. There have been many ups and downs but the people are what keeps me here. The staff of all departments are amazing. Everyone is extremely mission driven, they work extremely hard, and are amazing to be around.

Cons

This company used to be amazing. I thought I was going to finish my career here but after the organization went through a reorganization and we hired a new CEO the company went downhill and FAST. Let me put it bluntly, the executive level of management, ESPECIALLY the CEO Janice Whaley, doesn't care at all about any of their employees. Janice’s only concern is with how many organs/tissues are being recovered and what our margin is. Now a CEO is right to be worries about these things but NOT at the detriment to over 300 staff members. I know that once we are back to normal after the pandemic I am taking my talents elsewhere and that is solely due to the terrible environment Janice Whaley has created as such an amazing company. Janice has handled the pandemic extremely poorly. She cherry picked which departments were able to work from home based on which managers she liked. Then she brought everyone back into office before the shelter in place was lifted and did not give a reason as to why. When managers of different departments pushed back they were all shut down. Only a very limited number of people are allowed to eat in the break rooms due to social distancing and now they’re telling us WE CANNOT EAT AT OUR DESKS! Then WHERE THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EAT?! This is just a small example of how decisions that the executive level of leadership are rolled out without thought to the well-being of their employees.

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Donor Network West Response
6y
Thank you for your post. We appreciate your perceptions and feedback. We believe in compassionate care, and that care must emanate throughout our organization, including the happiness, health and well-being of our employees. Our organization has indeed experienced changes, and at times, those can feel impactful on our team members, and they have occurred to achieve a more committed focus on helping those waiting for an organ or tissue transplant. As Donor Network West is an essential part of health care, it has been mission-critical to have staff members both in our offices and working remotely to serve the needs of our donors and those waiting for an organ transplant, while also safeguarding the health and safety of our team members. Our organization is an essential operation to ensure those who await a life-saving organ have hope to receive one in time. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation, which has been especially challenging during COVID-19. Based on direction from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and our local health department, our guidelines were provided to each employee regarding masks and social distancing. We have also asked that in employee break rooms, that staff members wear masks when preparing food, and may remove masks to eat while also practicing the six-feet of social distancing outlined in the guidelines. We are limiting the number of people using the break rooms at a given time and those capacities depend on the amount of available space. If more space is needed during busy times, some of our conference rooms have been identified for use with capacity limits as well. We have modified our office space to allow for six-feet of distance between workstations, although prior to COVID-19, we discouraged people eating at their desks and encouraged people to take a bonafide break away from their cubicles. We are asking that people do wear masks if they are working in their cubicle at this time. We have cleaning supplies available at all locations for break rooms, conference rooms and workstations. We welcome honest and timely feedback and invite you to have a conversation with our senior leadership team directly to discuss concerns. We appreciate all of our staff for their continued commitment and dedication to the mission of organ and tissue donation throughout the pandemic and beyond.
2.0
Mar 31, 2022

Time to go

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Pros

There are many caring, compassionate co-workers The Mission of saving lives.

Cons

Terrible, leadership at the executive CEO level. A lot of word service about caring for employees when in fact there is no care…except for numbers….work more….work more….work more….and she is about to begin the process of a new multimillion dollar building…really for a non-profit where most of work force could be working remotely? Where is the stewardship of the earth and its people? Executive leadership should be replaced so that the Mission of saving lives and caring for staff can continue. It is being run like a dictatorship……with lip service to teamwork.

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Donor Network West Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback. Donor Network West has always been committed to both its employees and the donor families and recipients that we serve. We know that the work we do would not be possible without our dedicated employees. That’s why during the past two pandemic years, Donor Network West did everything it could to ensure that no employees were laid off knowing that the work of saving and healing lives was dependent on a team of employees who truly believe in the mission and are skilled at the work they do. With every business in order to continue to achieve mission, there is significant accountability especially as a non-profit. We know that every donor means that potentially 8 lives can be saved and another 75 can be healed and that’s why it’s so important that we advocate for donors every day. With more than 100,000 people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, the numbers matter, because one donor loss could mean some waiting loses their life. While thinking about the numbers can be challenging at times, it’s the numbers that save lives. The more people we can get registered to be organ donors, the more people we can realize their decision for donation, means more lives saved. And while a new building may seem expensive, the “why” behind the building all leads back to mission. A new building will help Donor Network West be more efficient and ultimately save an heal more lives through the various improvements to process and time saving activities we will be able to achieve. Thank you again for your feedback.
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