VCA reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,354 total reviews)
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25% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

VCA has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,354 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The VCA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.4 stars).

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1.0
Jun 25, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pet discount although prices are high to begin with locations everywhere good if moving you can transfer to another location until you get to know the area and hopefully find something better and trust me it shouldn't be hard to find

Cons

very under paid never a consistent schedule, changes day to day week to week get sent home if there's no appts bc they cant loose money have to stay late other times-like an hour or two late get called right before coming in saying don't come in today its to dead get called before shifts saying call back at 12 to see when to come in the 3 to see when to come in basically your entire day turns to on call status cut hours frequently and when they send people home then appts book up and we are very very understaffed SO MUCH FAVORTISM - only if your go out and drink and are friends with management do you get any appreciation/ first say in the scheduling say they have no money for raises or anything but give vets giftc ards for high performance each month/ always redoing the hospital in some way randomly extend hours/ days open with hardly any notice to employees cut hours to 28-36 for full time and never let you have overtime even when understaffed NO ROOM FOR GROWTH

1.0
Jun 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits (401k, health, pet benefits, CE days and funds) . Good pay. Good CE events. Several hospitals in network across country.

Cons

Lack of emphasis on quality patient care, work ethic, and client service. Too much emphasis on everybody being best friends. Way too much favoritism based on who is friends with who. Lack of professionalism

2.0
Jun 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Quality facility/equipment, knowledgeable doctors. Very caring staff. Try to do the right thing with the leniency we have for the pets and owners. Best pay in area for EC.

Cons

Management is poorly managed, lack of a better term. Attempts at micromanaging don't go over well. Complete disconnect from upper mgmt. New hires are not trained, just thrown to the wolves. It's is a corporation, run that way, money always comes before patient care, unless individual doctors take the risk and "break the rules".

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