Cost cutting at Scripps has made the company go downhill - Anonymous employee Scripps Health Employee Review

2.0
Jul 28, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Worked for Scripps for years, it initially had a very welcoming recruitment Dept. The job provided programs for advancement. They have nice, clean hospitals and efforts at remodeling are great. They treat their patients well and have excellent MD's on staff. Healthcare benefits are excellent and paid time off is accrued nicely.

Cons

Oh boy, where to begin? Scripps "restructuring" over the past few years by slashing staff and piling more responsibilities on the already overworked RN's is a shame. Never enough support staff to do the job-I was backed into a corner and forced to leave when I did not have enough time to complete paperwork on the patients and was not given another chance. HR cold and unsupportive when trying to get rehired within the company-they don't give you the time of day. They don't respond, "due to the large number of job applicants", not even when you had a really good record as I did. Now, I couldn't get rehired if my life depended on it! Cost cutting and restructuring has made this into a corporate atmosphere, not a warm and welcoming place anymore.

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Pros

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Cons

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Scripps Health Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. If there’s anything more you'd like to discuss, our HR team is available at hr@scrippshealth.org.
1.0
Feb 26, 2026
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Pros

Honestly, the only real positives were the beautiful location near Torrey Pines and the incredible coworkers I built strong relationships with—dedicated, hardworking people who truly support one another.

Cons

If I could give Scripps a negative rating, I would. I’m in my mid-30s and have worked in multiple health systems across the U.S., and this was by far the worst experience I’ve had—largely due to the leadership culture. I frequently worked well beyond my job scope because of inadequate departmental support (functioning as the data analyst for the department, even though that was not my hired position). Despite consistently going above and beyond—essentially functioning as a team of one in a role that typically has 2–3 staff at other centers—my efforts were neither recognized nor valued. Instead, I was often talked down to and disrespected. To make matters worse, I worked as a team of one and was expected to “show up as a leader” without the title, compensation, authority, or respect to match. Over my year there, I experienced unprofessional behavior, including leadership accidentally sending me text messages gossiping about me with inaccurate information, with no apology to follow. When I raised concerns, I was told, “I don’t want to hear about this anymore.” When I requested time off due to burnout after a denied PTO request, I was told there was “no reason” for me to feel burned out and that “all I ever do is complain.”

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Scripps Health Response
4mo
Thank you for your feedback. We’re always looking for ways to improve, and hearing different experiences helps us do that. If you'd like to share more, feel free to connect with our HR team at hr@scrippshealth.org.
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