Your work experience will differ like night and day depending on your department
Pros
In certain departments, the atmopshere is very laid back. You can come in when you like and leave when your done as long as you meet your hourly commitment. In other departments they watch you're clock in times like a hawk There are some nice benefits like the concierge but if your salary sucks then you can't even really afford to use them. You get about a month of PTO a year, even as a new employee. But each department has different PTO policies so even if you have it you may not be able to use it. It's safe to say that every Pro is followed by a Con. There aren't any out and out Pros to working for WellStar except maybe name recognition on your resume.
Cons
Work-life balance, while it may be a goal of the company, is not possible for 36 hour employees. Working 3, 12 hour shifts a week means you literally lose 3 days out of your week. While that does leaves you with 4 days off a week, they are often scattered and more needed for recovery rather than enjoying yourself or getting personal things done. Not very autonomous, this is a big one for me. I have to be trusted to do my job but micromanaging prevails at WellStar. Retail like atmosphere for hourly employees. It's hard to feel as though you hold a professional position when you're treated like a waste of payroll. Every job has a big pay range i.e. $15 - $25 an hour. The hourly rate most likely to be offered will be on the lower range. HR employees are paid a pretty large salary and are surprisingly not paid commissions. But part of their yearly bonus depends on how under budget they keep new hires. So don't expect much bargaining room even if it is there.
