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3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(37 total reviews)

Andrea Robertson

62% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

STARS Air Ambulance has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The STARS Air Ambulance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.4 stars).

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37 reviews
1.0
Jul 16, 2016

Not a shining "STARS"

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Pros

Great front line mission and people who truly believe in what they are doing. From the directors group down you will typically find good people to work with. There are clusters of brilliance, that can seem to hide themselves away and get good work done. They do save lives.

Cons

The Executive is completely dysfunctional and most are only there as it is a popularity contest. Of the entire VP team there is only 1 trustworthy and capable member. The CEO has her head in the sand and is incapable of making a decision. There are VP's that blatantly lie, bully others and falsify information for their own benefit.

2.0
Mar 13, 2020

Toxic work culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They save lives. The FOUNDERS are great.

Cons

They care more about management and medical staff then anyone else. Everyone is extremely sensitive and judge you if you try to suggest to fix something that’s broken. People can’t handle constructive criticism. Finding a good group of friends in the office is hard as everyone has their cliques. HR has high turn over and they, along with upper management “fluff” everything up and make it sound like the best place to work while sweeping major issues under the carpet pretending like they don’t exist. You are not taken seriously, room for improvement is slim to none. Raises are 1% or 2% if lucky. People judge hard in group settings. There is high turn over in the events team. The only people that seem “happy” with their positions are those that work in the medical profession and management mainly because they are the only ones recognized, seen and compensated well. Holiday events are horrible, one year, our CEO won 2 door prizes.

2.0
Jun 27, 2019

Unfortunately Toxic

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Pros

Great cause and amazing founders. The remuneration is very good for a not-for-profit.

Cons

Tyrannical management makes for a difficult work environment. There's a clique among the executive that leads to poor decision making and causes a trickle down toxic effect to employees. The overall vibe at this organization is business and anything short of being a "yes man" will get you overlooked for promotion and treated poorly. One of the reasons I would choose not to work again for this organization is if you care about donor dollars and where your money is going, they just do not have your best interests at heart. A lot of money is wasted in managements personal expenses as well as on their constant changing of helicopters. I think anyone could work there for a couple of years before burning out and needing to leave unless you're one of the lucky ones that falls into the clique of mean girls and guys. It was a much better, healthier and happier environment when the founders were still running it.

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