Big career mistake, resigned after 6 weeks. - Register Nurse DaVita Employee Review

1.0
Aug 26, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked with some great people who really cared about the patients. Excellent opportunities for non-clinical staff to rise through the ranks. Good training for people with no clinical experience to develop a career in Dialysis.

Cons

To be fair I quit after 6 weeks of training but these were some of my issues: Poor pay relative to previous work experience. Terrible healthcare benefits with huge deductible. The day shift started at 4:15 am. Full time hours doesn't mean 40 hours / week, could be as few as 32 hours depending on the patient load or schedule for that week. Strange cultural practices within the company... Created their own language / terminology used in professional life ie: "Coworker" = "Teammate", "Company" = "Village", "CEO" = "Mayor", "Resigning" (which I did) = "Voluntary Termination". The company developed a system for coworkers to report each other for company violations and encourage it, creating an atmosphere of mistrust among coworkers. I can go on for days, but.. 'nuff said.

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Cons

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DaVita Response
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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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