Ascension reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(7,653 total reviews)
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Eduardo Conrado

46% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ascension has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,653 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascension employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Salud industry (3.4 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Aug 2, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Free parking. You have a job. That's about it.

Cons

This is a terrible terrible terrible place to work. Do not come here. Do not work here. You will never realize how bad it is until it is too late and you accepted the job offer. The Present of the Hospital, Amy F, is an awful, brutal and extremely difficult-to-work-for woman who does not care one bit about you or your ultimate career goals. Once you work for her, she owns you and you dare not to attempt to leave, or she will make an example out of you. She only cares about herself and it shows in the way she has managed this poor organization over the past six years. Absolutely every one hates working here from top to bottom. Every single employee sees this place as a sinking ship with no way out. There are cockroaches in the cafeteria and hallways. There are used bandages and needles on the floors of exam rooms. There are holes in the ceiling on each floor with exposed wires coming out of them. There are elevators that are broken and unfixed for months. Managers are purposely modifying non-exempt employees timesheets in Kronos every other week, and employees are not being paid overtime they have physically worked for and are entitled to. This is being done off-the-record with no emails that can be traced back to senior management (who first issued this direct verbal order in private management meetings 2.5 years ago). This is a blatant violation of DC and federal law. There is little/no security on site. Almost all of the physicians here are viscous bullies who will gladly walk over you to continue making their rich salaries. Nurses/support staff/administrative staff are treated extremely poorly and are expected to work for poverty wage. Since the day I started working here several years ago, it has gotten progressively worse and worse and worse. I am absolutely shocked that no one has the gravitas to stand up to this terrible leadership and do something about this. They are literally sinking/raping this entire hospital and robbing it of every last penny. They have lied face-to-face to the DOH and JCAHO multiple times during on-site inspections and not once has any employee been willing to challenge these blatant violations for fear of losing their job. Anyone who dares speaks out, gives constructive feedback/advice, or tries to find ways to improve this organization and make the real tough choices are quickly fired and shown the door. They are desperate to keep the status quo so they can continue to make huge salaries for minimal work. These senior executives are awful awful people who are not to be trusted under any circumstance whatsoever. They will fire you if you try to leave or find out you are looking for another job. It may be legal, but incredibly immoral. I was one of the lucky few who got out before they could get me. I repeat: do not work here. You have been warned.

2.0
May 4, 2014

Entirely mismanaged and poorly focused

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free fountain soda, K-cup coffee machines. Open, modern floor plan & lots of windows. Focus on community involvement. Morning reflection e-mails from the on-site pastor and hours per month allotted to community service. Mobility program being rolled out slowly but surely offers associates the opportunity to work from home (something that most any job here can be done, honestly). Some flexibility in scheduling based on hours of operation.

Cons

The entire productivity tracking system (PES). Antiquated way of doing it, emphasis placed on percentages rather than the actual work getting done. Breaking down every activity you perform in order to track it takes nearly as much time as the work itself. Although there is an emphasis on community involvement & reverence, at least in the department I worked in we were absolutely chained to our desks and had no real means of participation as far as our service hours were concerned. No team atmosphere. Although they maintain an open floor plan, group-think is totally discouraged -- both on account of the workload which is very individualized and on account of the fact that if you spend time collaborating, your productivity tracking suffers. Management is more focused on how productive the department appears to be rather than how productive it actually is. At the same time, they're never on the floor in order to actually be providing constructive criticism or brainstorming ways to fix issues. The lack of communication is really frustrating, especially when there are obvious problems in the process that are not being fixed or even addressed. This reflects in poor service for the health ministries. Vicious cycle. At the same time, management is concerned with keeping employees in line to make the department look good rather than fostering growth and bettering the department itself. High turnover rate. The exempt employees in our department spent WELL over 40 hours a week to stay on top of a workload that is way too heavy for a 40 hour workweek. Regardless of the fact that there's some flexibility in scheduling shifts, you're expected to spend extra hours putting in the time to keep up with a workload that is insane and is nowhere near something someone could stay on top of in a normal workweek. There were hourly associates in the department in an easier role making easily as much as the exempt ones who had a laid back workload that was easily managed within 40 hours. Totally unbalanced. PTO is a joke, especially within the first year. 3.74 hours a pay period for full time employees, then you're bumped up to slightly over 4 a pay period after that. Equates to around 12 days a year, and that is any time spent away from work, no differentiation between sick & vacation time. Oh, and if you're saving time for a vacation... you better not get sick, because that vacation requires you to have the PTO to take it! With such a low accrual rate, it gives you no flexibility at all.

2.0
Jan 8, 2014

Not a place that prides themselves on quality and honesty.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Stability as it is a strategic initiative of the larger Ascension Health System. It was renovated in 2011 and they provide free fountain soft drinks and a range of coffee. The setup is well done with dual monitors and a laptop docking station. They have annual raises.

Cons

Poor quality of product and service to the customers, fraudulent management, and a general disregard for the truth and quality.

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