VEG, Chicagoland - Veterinary Assistant VEG ER for Pets Employee Review

3.0
Oct 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, everything that is "most important" in a job/career is pretty decent. The pay, the schedule (given your hospital follows the 3, 12-hour shifts a week rule that VEG has), the benefits, etc... There's a lot of room for learning and growth (again, that depends on how open your hospital's team is with teaching, helping you grow and letting you do things). CE is great. They pay for Penn Foster and support you through it. There's a ton of other small perks, too!

Cons

VEG is opening too many hospitals too fast. They need to slow down and focus on their standing hospitals/employees. I hear from other hospitals that VEG is looked down upon and considered a "joke" these days. They need to focus on their original values / morals that we were all promised when VEG first started. Each hospital is different, depending on the team and management, some moral and culture is extremely low. Overall, there's a lot of unhappy people with VEG and theres a large group wanting to leave / have already left (at least in the Chicagoland area). It's always concerning when places turn into revolving doors with employees. There's a lot of "fake-ness" and hiding behind a happy social media following. I think the CEO's need to slow down and pay more attention. I feel as if VEG is going downhill fast.

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VEG ER for Pets Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback! We’re so happy you feel supported by our benefits—we’re really proud of what we’re able to offer, like VEG bucks to buy VEG gear, fully stocked hospital kitchens to ensure meals are taken care of, loan repayment, and equity ownership, so our VEGgies can share in our success! Managers play a vital role in the VEG experience, so your feedback is really important as we work with them to grow and develop as leaders. We want to address your concerns. We welcome you to speak with your People Partner in more detail, or, if you’d prefer to submit your feedback anonymously, please fill out our quarterly pulse survey and we’ll be sure to look into it.

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