Don't Waste Your Time: Labor Exploitation at Its Finest - Scribe ScribeAmerica Employee Review

1.0
22 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Overall, this company realizes the perks that scribing offers. Namely, for those looking to go to medical school, it provides real world, hands on experience on the front lines of medical care. Depending on if you are working at academic medical center/affiliate, it can definitely give you some great contacts as well. However, none of this stuff you could not get from shadowing/volunteering. The cons FAR outweigh the pros.

Cons

This company realizes there is a glut of desperate pre-meds out there and exploits this fact to the fullest. Salaries are abysmal. Moreover, promised raises are NOT paid as delivered. Namely, after 3 months of employment (as stipulated in the contract they hurriedly have you sign), you should go up from $8 to $10 an hour. In my case, it took 4.5 months for no apparent reason. Expect to work holidays (often not being paid overtime wages like the rest of the employees) and realize you will be at the bottom of the totem pole. Scheduling is also overall quite erratic.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible hours, Decent Pay, Good working environment

Cons

I don’t have any cons currently.

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ScribeAmerica Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. Welcome to the ScribeAmerica team! We are so glad to hear you are having a great experience with us so far, and we are very excited to help you prepare for whatever your future career goals are. As a reminder, we do offer a referral bonus for anybody you refer to work with ScribeAmerica, so please talk with your manager to get all the details on that. We also do like to promote from within and a large portion of our higher level management/corporate roles/etc all started out as scribes themselves. If you ever have an interest in learning more about other roles that would be available to you, or ways to prepare to apply to those types of roles, please feel free to reach out to tasupport@scribeamerica.com and we would be happy to talk with you further.
2.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good for those who want to enter the medical field

Cons

Terrible pay and no real job security now that AI is taking over

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ScribeAmerica Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. Working at ScribeAmerica exposes you to wellness support, career development, education partnerships, and meaningful healthcare experience—all designed to help you grow, which is something you can’t get in any other job or volunteer opportunity. As a medical scribe, you get to collaborate closely with providers and care teams in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Your role helps streamline daily tasks, elevate how teams work, and keep the focus where it matters most—on patient care. Your role directly supports patient care by helping teams work efficiently and deliver a better patient experience. This experience offers insight into every facet of healthcare, and often leads to experiences that shape long-term career paths. Working at ScribeAmerica allows you to be a part of a supportive healthcare community that encourages learning, connection, and growth. While we strive to be the industry leader and maintain competitive pay in every market, ScribeAmerica offers much more than just a paycheck. We want all of our employees to Ignite Their Future with benefits designed to support both your well-being and your career. From comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, wellness support, 401(k), disability and supplemental insurance options, pet and identity protection, to leadership development, tuition discounts with medical schools, college partnerships, and employee referral bonuses, we invest in you—inside and outside of work.
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