Rewarding work, but not balanced enough - Counselor Medifast Employee Review

3.0
12 Oct 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Medifast is a great place to grow: find your counseling style, learn to work efficiently in a pseudo-clinic setting, and garner solid counseling/nutrition experience. Management is supportive and truly wants to see you grow.

Cons

Management was constantly changing at the time of my hire. The manager that hired me left a month later, we were in limbo while the next one was being interviewed (they at least hired from within), and then the new manager + new assistant manager (also hired within) took some time to solidify what they wanted from the counselors. While not completely their fault, it was hard to meet their needs and morale dropped for some time. Work/life balance is lacking as you work different hours every day and only have Wednesdays and Sundays off. It was hard to even consider taking a vacation because of the weekly appointments you had with a 40+ client load. I felt like I was selling products to clients instead of actually counseling them to long-term health goals. In the end, the pay wasn't worth it.

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5.0
29 Jan 2026
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Pros

Medifast is in the midst of an exciting transition to helping people improve their metabolic health. People are dedicated to helping others and support each other amongst teams, which makes the hard work worthwhile.

Cons

The work is currently fast-paced to meet the changes in the market.

5.0
28 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Supportive work environment, growth opportunities

Cons

The ethics of selling health programs can get fuzzy

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