Don't work here. - Anonymous employee Ballad Health Employee Review

1.0
21 May 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You'll gain real-world experience at spotting liars and sociopaths.

Cons

The company is a monopoly with no competition of any kind within a 200 mile radius. One nurse is supposed to treat 5 patient rooms for an entire shift!?!? The benefits and compensation at Ballad are horrible. Nurses are paid a subpar wage ($40K) to keep the multi-million executives in their cushy offices. Layoffs and reductions in workforce happen without regard to employee performance or tenure. Senior leadership constantly shoots the messenger and doesn't communicate with frontline employees. The Chairman/CEO can't tell the truth if his life depended upon it! Don't be fooled by this horse and pony show! This place is a horrible place to work.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

Retirement match only deposited once per year instead of each pay period. This means less potential for gains in your own retirement account on that money throughout the year. And if you leave before the annual match, you forfeit an entire year's worth of company match. Pay is not at market level. In departments that are primarily remote, we are competing for talent among more prestigious orgs and also larger markets with much higher pay. It is nearly impossible to retain talent that isn't local and already accustomed to the lower wages (that have only become more stagnant since the merger). PTO (which includes vacation, holidays, and the first 3 days of illness leave) accrues at a much slower rate than other similarly sized organizations.

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