{"id":327746,"date":"2025-03-14T08:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=327746"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T21:29:15","slug":"employee-reviews-planned-parenthood-environment-toxic-exploitative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/employee-reviews-planned-parenthood-environment-toxic-exploitative\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee reviews call Planned Parenthood&#8217;s work environment &#8216;toxic&#8217; and &#8216;exploitative&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Times recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/6-facts-nyt-planned-parenthood-crisis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a bombshell article, declaring that Planned Parenthood is in a \u201ccrisis,\u201d and exposing how the corporation botches patient care and mistreats employees while it prioritizes the funding of national legal and political campaigns over the upkeep of individual facilities. The article features testimony from former Planned Parenthood employees about the substandard conditions of the corporation\u2019s facilities, poor patient care, and lack of staff, staff training, and proper pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It appears that Planned Parenthood employees have been voicing similar concerns for some time. Live Action News has<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-employee-reviews-care-clients-staff\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documented<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dozens of online reviews, allegedly posted by current and former Planned Parenthood employees, claiming that the abortion corporation promotes toxic workplaces and exploits its employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following reviews were taken from the websites of Glassdoor and Indeed, and were viewed and documented by Live Action News in February and March of 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>LACK OF TRAINING AND PROPER PAY<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327748\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-1-exploitative-pp-700x554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-1-exploitative-pp-700x554.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-1-exploitative-pp-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-1-exploitative-pp-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-1-exploitative-pp-500x396.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-1-exploitative-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cExploitative,\u201d reads the title of one Glassdoor review, posted by an alleged former employee. \u201cThis organization rests on their laurels as being famous for women\u2019s health access without actually providing patient-centered care. The staff training is minimum. They bait and switch employees with promises of roles and skill improvement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The review also mentions that Planned Parenthood doesn\u2019t give proper lunch breaks or overtime, and that employees who voice concerns about hours are told they \u201caren\u2019t a good fit for the mission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYT similarly reports how the affiliate, Planned Parenthood of Arizona, had staff work overtime for no pay, citing the \u2018mission.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Staff have been explicitly told to get part-time work in order to cover their basic needs,\u2019 said a report acquired by NYT. According to NYT, the report said \u201cstaff members worked after hours without clocking in \u2018because the work must get done.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYT reports that multiple current and former employees of Planned Parenthood shared \u201cthat their complaints were met with reminders that they were in a \u2018mission moment,\u2019 meaning a time of crisis for reproductive rights so urgent that it overshadowed their concerns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327758\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-2-bad-business-model-pp-700x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-2-bad-business-model-pp-700x327.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-2-bad-business-model-pp-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-2-bad-business-model-pp-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-2-bad-business-model-pp-500x233.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-2-bad-business-model-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrom the start, the expectations were off and there was no support for training for multiple positions nor is the time given to allow for a proper, realistic training plan that trainees are comfortable with,\u201d reads an Indeed review, allegedly authored by a former assistant health manager at a Planned Parenthood in Grand Rapids, Michigan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The review claims that employees were not allowed to work overtime, and claims it was \u201cnot possible\u201d to get the job done \u201csome days without it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The review criticizes Planned Parenthood\u2019s business model: \u201cTerrible business model that makes patients wait hours for their appointment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYT echoes similar employee complaints about Planned Parenthood\u2019s business model: \u201cClinic employees said repeatedly in interviews that patients routinely encountered long waits, untrained staff members and even trouble booking an appointment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327757\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-3-terrible-pay-pp-697x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-3-terrible-pay-pp-697x700.jpg 697w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-3-terrible-pay-pp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-3-terrible-pay-pp-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-3-terrible-pay-pp-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-3-terrible-pay-pp-500x502.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-3-terrible-pay-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Glassdoor review of a Planned Parenthood in New Haven, Connecticut, apparently authored by a former clinic assistant explains that Planned Parenthood does not offer certifications in phlebotomy and medical assisting. This calls into question the legitimacy of Planned Parenthood\u2019s training of employees in these vital areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnother draw back is that although they offer you training in phlebotomy and medical assisting, for example, they do not offer you any certification in those skills so you cannot find a comparable job elsewhere without paying to get certified somewhere else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYT cites Planned Parenthood\u2019s bad training, particularly for medical assistants: \u201cTraining has been a constant issue, especially for medical assistants, who are not required to have medical training to work in the clinics\u2026 in many clinics, they also draw blood and take vital signs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327756\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-4-not-good-work-pp-700x317.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-4-not-good-work-pp-700x317.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-4-not-good-work-pp-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-4-not-good-work-pp-768x347.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-4-not-good-work-pp-500x226.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-4-not-good-work-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy experience was horrible. I was not trained on certain things and the manager definitely was the worse [sic] manager I ever had,\u201d wrote an alleged former employee on Indeed. Under \u201cCons,\u201d the reviewer wrote: \u201cEverything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327755\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-5-dont-be-fooled-pp-700x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-5-dont-be-fooled-pp-700x355.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-5-dont-be-fooled-pp-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-5-dont-be-fooled-pp-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-5-dont-be-fooled-pp-500x253.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-5-dont-be-fooled-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTraining for all staff is limited to training each other and hoping for the best,\u201d says the review posted to Indeed by an alleged former health center manager in Gainesville, Florida. \u201cMedical assistants are paid minimum wage but then have to act like nurses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYT says something very similar about Planned Parenthood\u2019s peer training: \u201cClinic workers complained that they were learning from inexperienced peers. More than a dozen said they did not receive adequate training for patient intake, blood draws and other tasks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As NYT reported and as was stated above, Planned Parenthood does not require medical training for medical assistants. If this review is true, and medical assistants really have to \u201cact like nurses\u201d at Planned Parenthood, when they don\u2019t have any real medical training and are unfairly compensated, what exactly are these medical assistants ordered to do behind Planned Parenthood doors, and how do the patients suffer from undergoing treatment at the hands of these untrained staff?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If Planned Parenthood staff really aren\u2019t trained properly, how do their patients end up?<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>\u2018DYSFUNCTIONAL AND INEFFECTIVE\u2019 MANAGEMENT<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327754\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-6-dysfunctional-pp-700x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-6-dysfunctional-pp-700x676.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-6-dysfunctional-pp-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-6-dysfunctional-pp-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-6-dysfunctional-pp-500x483.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-6-dysfunctional-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDysfunctional and Ineffective,\u201d reads the title of one Glassdoor review, posted by an alleged former employee (of more than five years) at the national New York Planned Parenthood office. \u201cThe national office is both toxic and a mess of personality politics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327753\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-7-exempt-mission-pp-700x639.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-7-exempt-mission-pp-700x639.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-7-exempt-mission-pp-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-7-exempt-mission-pp-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-7-exempt-mission-pp-500x456.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-7-exempt-mission-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEmployees exempt from mission,\u201d reads the title of a Glassdoor review of Virginia League of Planned Parenthood. \u201cThis place is TOXIC. It\u2019s difficult work, sometimes rewarding but not when leadership is completely out of touch. I\u2019ll support the PP mission but VLPP in particular needs an overhaul of leadership. Unprofessional, gaslighting, gossiping worse than teenagers\u2013nothing stays confidential in regards to employees\u2019 conversations with HR. Fear-mongering tactics leave employees afraid to stand up for themselves for fear of retaliation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The review also urges VLPP leadership to \u201cactually do something about\u201d DEI\/DEB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327752\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-8-experience-go-pp-700x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-8-experience-go-pp-700x531.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-8-experience-go-pp-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-8-experience-go-pp-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-8-experience-go-pp-500x379.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-8-experience-go-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGet your experience and go!&#8230; Overworked. No work\/life balance. No autonomy within leadership. High turnover. Female dominant environment, so, very catty demeanor with leadership. All of your cries for help will go unheard. No career development or mentorship. All leadership roles are external hire,\u201d claims a Glassdoor review by an alleged former employee in White Plains, N.Y.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This review mentions Planned Parenthood\u2019s high employee turnover rate, as did NYT. \u201cTurnover is hovering around 50 percent a year,\u201d according to NYT.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT: UNFAIR RETALIATION, FAVORITISM, RACISM<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327751\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-9-blame-game-pp-700x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-9-blame-game-pp-700x583.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-9-blame-game-pp-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-9-blame-game-pp-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-9-blame-game-pp-500x416.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-9-blame-game-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo support, blame game,\u201d a Glassdoor review from an alleged employee of more than three years in Los Angeles wrote. \u201cSome staff can be bullies and unfortunately unprofessional. Instead of looking into the situation if it involves someone in leadership positions they dismiss the allegations and turn the situation on the reporter. Toxic work environment in some departments and political stress makes work feel unsafe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327750\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-10-people-color-pp-700x502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-10-people-color-pp-700x502.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-10-people-color-pp-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-10-people-color-pp-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-10-people-color-pp-500x358.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-10-people-color-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Reviews\/Planned-Parenthood-Reviews-E14417.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople of color be warned,\u201d reads the title of a Glassdoor review from a former employee in New York City. The review praises Planned Parenthood\u2019s \u201cIncredible mission and great affinity groups,\u201d but goes on to cite Planned Parenthood\u2019s alleged \u201c[d]istaste for paying employees a livable wage,\u201d and advises management, \u201cDo not white wash the survey feedback from employees.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-327749\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-11-indoctrination-pp-700x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-11-indoctrination-pp-700x281.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-11-indoctrination-pp-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-11-indoctrination-pp-768x308.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-11-indoctrination-pp-500x201.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-11-indoctrination-pp.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCulture of indoctrination,\u201d an Indeed review by a former clinician in San Diego alleges. \u201cIf you\u2019re a favorite or have the right demographics you can be treated well and offered opportunities. Not so if you are not. Many employees leave disgruntled. Management can put a lot of pressure and be very unsupportive when you\u2019re not favored.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the reviews above were, in fact, posted by current or former employees of Planned Parenthood, and are honest, what might be the impact of Planned Parenthood\u2019s treatment of staff on the women and babies the abortion business purportedly serves?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If Planned Parenthood staff are untrained, overworked, underpaid, discriminated against, intimidated, and under pressure to hide behavior that should be reported, it is highly probable that the women walking through Planned Parenthood doors are also being exploited. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action has well-documented evidence which shows as much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/actnow.io\/Vety0KE\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-325597\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-700x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-700x251.png 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-500x179.png 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1.png 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Times recently published a bombshell article, declaring that Planned Parenthood is in a \u201ccrisis,\u201d and exposing how the corporation botches patient care and mistreats employees while it prioritizes the funding of national legal and political campaigns over the upkeep of individual facilities. 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