Marie Curie Reviews

Pros

A shared responsibility to provide the best end of life care possible, no matter the individuals role Always lots going on and to get stuck into, starting to get more progressive and innovative in solutions around communications and fundraising Good working relationships and sense of pride to do the job well Good work/life balance and culture of flexible working, hours and at home to accommodate personal circumstances Being Digital we are able to react quickly and look at exciting solutions to meet consumer needs Opportunity to get involved in lots of different projects supporting Information and Support, Fundraising and Marketing

Cons

It can get very busy with a lack of direction around priorities which means people do get pulled around on different projects The charity can be reserved in their approach due to the nature of our services There can be a high staff turn over due to the flat nature of the organisation, not so much in Digital

Pros

Great colleagues Brilliant for looking after patients Senior managers have very good intentions

Cons

HR support awful Sickness policy too generous Does not manage bad and incompetent staff Some staff abuse the sickness policy Staff bully managers Disconnect of senior managers in London to all other regions Wasting money Little recognition of any staff that are not clinical Pay is extremely poor for the workload

Pros

Working with patients and families, coworkers

Cons

Substantial training, mainly night work.

Pros

The hospices are incredible The nurses, doctors and health care staff are incredible The service that Marie curie provides My manager and close team Matthew the new CEO has great vision, the staff under him let him down

Cons

As a charity, Marie Curie does incredible things however the way that it treats its employees does not align. I have worked for a number of organisations since graduating but Marie Curie is the first charity that I’ve worked for where they have 0 desire to take care of their employees. I cannot speak for the whole of Marie Curie as I worked in the Community Fundraising department, but if you are considering a job in Community Fundraising for Marie Curie please go elsewhere! Unless: 1. You want to work for an organisation with 0 internal comms, nobody talks to each other, nobody has any idea what other teams are doing. 2. You want to be underpaid with little chance of a pay rise/ progression unless you stay in the same role for 15 years. 3. You never want to be thanked for your hard work. 4. You don’t care about your mental health and well being (because Marie Curie sure don’t) 5. You don’t want your voice to be heard by senior management. 6. You enjoy repetitive processes where trying new / fresh ideas is frowned upon. 7. You enjoy working for a reactive charity who only change their ways of working/ outdated policies when their reputation is at stake. 8. You enjoy being completely overworked during the months of Feb- April possibly working every single day to maybe get a thank you from senior management and your target to be raised for the next year. Please note - my close team and manager were absolutely incredible so this post does not include them. I hope this helps anybody considering working for Marie Curie. Think about your mental health and well-being before accepting a job there.

Pros

It's at least doing worthwhile work

Cons

Aggressive culture Very wasteful of donated money Lack of leadership or ability from heads of department Huge workload Poor salary