No regard for anyone outside nursing - Pharmacy Technician Penn State Health Employee Review

1.0
Feb 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lead tech does her best to keep her staff happy but even she is being worn down and not able to help with any employee issue.

Cons

Underpaid. Overworked. High turnover. Worthless management. Pharmacy director was working from home and lying about it, saying she was traveling between the two facilities daily. Supervisory staff will NOT step in when shifts need covered, techs are expected to pick up 100% of them, and if not, low man on the totem pole is assigned the shift. Company has no regard for anyone outside nursing. They stopped paying departments outside nursing for overtime so they could AFFORD to pay the nurses when they can’t do ANYTHING themselves. The whole place is crumbling, spare yourself the headache and look for employment elsewhere. If you’re not willing to be a yes man, you’ll get bullied out. If you’re a hard worker, they’ll coddle the lazy one. Do you like spending time with your family? Sucks. You’ll never go to another family event again. Want to promote? You won’t because you were never drinking buddies with the director. They make sure they have extra time off for the holidays yet when someone calls off they don’t step in as any other management team would be expected to. Worst. Job. I’ve. Ever. Had.

Explore other reviews about Penn State Health

5.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the people are very inspiring to work with.

Cons

The pace is very slow.

avatar
Penn State Health Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your positive 5-star review and for the kind words about your colleagues. We're glad that comes through. As an academic health system, research is central to who we are. The work you and our research teams do every day touches patients and communities across the region and beyond. Thank you for being part of Penn State Health.
3.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent company to work for depending on your department. Benefits and pay are average, enjoy(d) what I do each day and my peers were supportive.

Cons

We recently began losing a lot of great technicians over the last year. HR doesn’t hold management accountable for policies involving harassment and retaliation. Our department was always top notch but began failing significantly beginning in 2025. Now everyone is leaving or being fired for unwarranted reasons. Growing concerns over outsourcing due to lack of accountability in management.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All