Dishonest pay configuration - Anonymous employee Ascension Employee Review

1.0
Jun 1, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits, 401k and PTO.

Cons

In any position, you’re expected to do a lot with very little. Wear multiple hats and keep the plates spinning simultaneously. This is common and well understood throughout. What is not, however, is the pay structure. How pay is calculated and whether education is required or just a bonus does not apply to all applicants (even when explicitly states as required in the description). There is a complete lack of transparency in what positions will pay and the required versus preferred education to hold them. HR hides behind some alleged Ascension mandate for pay according to position yet manages to find six figure salaries for administration’s preferred candidate (regardless of their ability to meet the education and experience requirements). Morale is at an all time low. Long time employees are leaving in droves and the dishonesty from HR and administration is responsible.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

The patient population can be very rewarding to work with, and there can be lots of different job opportunities but very limited advancement with mainly lateral department shifts if a person is looking for change.

Cons

Raises are almost non-existent. The "raise" is a yearly COLA of between 2%-3%. There is no ability to talk to anyone regarding a raise, even the admin staff are fully stonewalled in the overlly corporate monolithic HR style of maintaining "fair" wages. I have worked here for several years and I actually earn less now because my "raises" do not keep up with inflation and the actual cost of living. They maintain their functionality on squeezing as much as they can out of one employer by slowly shifting more job responsibilities called "opportunities" onto you without extra pay or change in title that would get a pay increase. They look to higher level licensed staff to provide more coverage for roles that they won't hire for or cut in departments. They do "organizational restructuring" every 6 months because more staff quit, they don't replace the staff, and tell others to absorb the former FT employees job responsibilities without pay increase and being told not to go into OT.

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