Meh - Hospital Manager VCA Employee Review

3.0
19 Jun 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent pay and good benefits

Cons

Upper management less supportive over the past few years. Autonomy has been taken out of the hands of hospital managers. Too much focus on one number… labor, with no consideration for other factors. Current hiring freeze and you can’t even attempt to get an ad approved until you are struggling with staff shortage. This causes further staff loss as they all get more burnt out. So your labor looks good, but at the expense of good staff members, patient care, and client satisfaction.

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VCA Response
11mo
Thank you for your candid feedback—and for your long-standing commitment over the past 10 years. We truly value the experience and insight that comes from team members like you who’ve been with us through many seasons of change. We understand your concerns around support from upper management, reduced autonomy, and the challenges tied to staffing and labor focus. These are complex issues, and while some decisions are influenced by broader economic pressures and industry-wide constraints, we know that doesn’t make the day-to-day impact any easier. Striking the right balance between operational sustainability and supporting our teams is something we’re constantly working on. Your perspective is incredibly important in helping us do that better. If you're open to it, we’d welcome a deeper conversation to hear more about your experience and ideas @ Shareyourexperience@vca.com. Thank you again for your dedication and for speaking up its voices like yours that help shape a stronger future.

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