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Divers Alert Network Reviews

2.1

0% would recommend to a friend

(9 total reviews)

19% positive business outlook

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9 reviews
2.0
6 Jan 2024

Not worth the headache

Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are average with sick, vacation, holidays, and 401k but very difficult to take vacation.

Cons

Politics and conflicts of interest abound. There is no career ladder and no real chance for lateral moves either. Company is very small. Managers and directors have no decision-making authority; it all comes from the C suite. Pay is substantially below industry-standard. Employees are saddled with more and more responsibility with no increase in pay. There is no such thing as work/life balance. They let high-performing employees leave with no attempts to salvage.

1.0
19 July 2023

Terrible Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A fantastic mission hidden by 40 years of recognition! The health benefit package seems to be great, until you need to use it. There was a tiny amount of available advancement but also conflicted with ego and jealousy. The communications & marketing teams are by far the highlight of DAN.

Cons

A fantastic mission managed by a constant dumpster fire! Empathy and compassion for the employees is far outweighed by corporate CYA.. Select VP's and directors easily manage to make their own rules that conflict with SOP's and policy if it benefits them. Some, who "think" they are mentors, spend a great deal of time in their offices doing nothing but tending to their own agenda. Employees under them are ignored. The training department is a joke and upper management neglected to notice that the training director failed to do his job for the majority of his tenure. The company has zero on-boarding process, and the HR department has been essentially non-existent for over a year. This company is a textbook example of a bureaucracy. The mission of DAN which revolves around HELPING divers with medical emergencies has been grossly overlooked by the fiscal gain of advertising, insurance, and the salaries of upper management. Basically, if you sit at your desk, look like you are busy, never question management, and keep your mouth shut, you might survive a longer duration of employment at DAN. If you love the scuba industry, have a great attitude, outgoing, and knowledgeable, you will probably be told that you are getting too much exposure. I suggest you find a different company to work for that won't crush your spirits in the same amount of time as a moderate decompression dive. Career opportunities are only what you make of it if you are confident and a self starter. DAN was never meant to be a steppingstone for employees to move up in the industry. Lateral movement within the company doesn't exist either. Senior management is cold and distant. You're lucky to even get a hello from most of them. Mentorship doesn't exist.

2.0
18 July 2023

Average at Best

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working at DAN gives every employee the ability to go anywhere in the dive industry and gain at least a small amount of respect without doing anything. The reputation of the company is the biggest asset to any inspiring leader in the dive industry.

Cons

Having left this organization for a new career, it is now painfully apparent that DAN is formed on a foundation of a toxic, self-absorbed working environment. Career achievements of employees are not celebrated, new ideas are not welcomed, and appreciation from management is non-existent. The entire dive industry looks at DAN as a pinnacle organization and one of the greats, but if they knew the truth about how their staff are treated and how donations are spent, DAN would be not be seen as a prestigious nor important asset to the community.

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