Providence reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(6,527 total reviews)
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Erik Wexler

50% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Providence has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,527 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Providence employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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2.0
Jan 3, 2014

Very disappointed in management

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Pros

Good people in general staff

Cons

Incompetent, disorganized management. As far getting hired, if you're young and attractive or a comedian, then you've got a good shot. Maturity, professionalism, and great job performance are not appreciated. Recent cutbacks to staffing, compensation, and benefits were blamed on preparing for the new healthcare law - the effects of which no one knows yet. However the hospital continues to invest heavily in growing their network of care facilities in order to maintain their dominance in the western NC area and continue fending off Carolinas Healthcare.

3.0
Dec 30, 2013
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Pros

Providence is a fixture in the Northwest, providing faith-based health care for more than 150 years. It's been stable and conservative. It donates more care in the communities it serves than any other organization. The people of Providence believe in their mission. They care about each other and the organization. Up until recently, the organization cared about them, avoiding layoffs long after other health care organizations were letting people go.

Cons

After the "affiliation" with Swedish (really, the takeover of Providence and the end of any real faith basis) and the expense of installing Epic, the organization is now on a cost-cutting jihad. Upper management has been expecting too much revenue and paying themselves too much for years. Now that the reality of lower revenue is in, cutting executive bonuses isn't enough, so they have the consultants in telling them to cut people left and right. The ones left behind are doing three times as much work and morale is cracking.

2.0
Dec 20, 2013

Overworked - Underpaid

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Pros

Few good coworkers/employees to work with who somehow have managed to stick it out despite the excessive workload and expectations.

Cons

You will find yourself continually given more and more work without any thought as to how much work is too much work. The pay does not match the amount and difficulty/expectations of work. You will be underpaid and be continually asked to do more in less time. There is a gossipy atmosphere amongst employees which creates an untrustworthy environment. There is very little flexibility which hinders any kind work/life balance. You will find that employees leave, are let go, or retire, but their positions will not be filled and then their workload will fall upon the remaining employees. Expect to do the work of 2-3 people at any given time. It does not appear to be the goal of management to care about the employees, they will say that they do, but in action they do not.

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