Low Pay--They tell you that the pay is good because you get a 20% bonus incentive and if you do your job well and the company does well then you get the bonus. Problem is that because it is classified as a bonus tax-wise, the tax on it is so high that really it only comes out to 10% of your salary and that's only assuming you hit all of your metrics and the company actually performs well against EBITDA. That on top of already lower than market salaries for the role make the overall compensation lower than what it should be.
Owned by a Parent Company (AMN)--There are some pros to being owned by a parent company but also some major cons. Namely, the fact that AMN corporate employees have a tendency to "look down" on employees of individual brands. You can tell that the culture is one of "I'm better than you because I work in San Diego for corporate" for the AMN employees. Makes it really frustrating at times. Also there is a lot of red tape to go through to get anything done because everything has to be approved by corporate. So even though B.E. Smith acts like a smaller company, it still has the headache and waiting time to make any changes because it is owned by AMN. Definitely don't have a lot of "freedom" in how you do things because you are always having to report to Big Brother and a lot of times if corporate can't see the benefit of your idea to more than just BE Smith then it gets shot down relatively easily.
Favoritism--If you are a high performer, you will do well here. If you are an average performer, I'd look elsewhere. B.E. Smith's senior leaders clearly favor and reward (with bonuses, "awards," and promotions) the employees that are very high performers (go above and beyond expectations, usually way above). This is great for them and is also probably warranted, but for employees that want to just come to work and do their job (and meet their expectations) but not put in a lot of overtime, effort, and "extra" things then you won't be recognized (or really valued) like those that do. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this company to anyone that wants to just put in their 40 hours and just do their Job Description tasks and then go home. Definitely better for high performers because you will (pro) get compensated and recognized for that (just not as much as you probably should be).
Career Opportunities--B.E. Smith is limited in this area. There are a ton of jobs at the entry level and then really only one job at the mid-career level for each department. Not a lot of upward mobility potential if you want to stay with B.E. Smith. There are a good variety of internal jobs with AMN (parent company) and other AMN brands, but that comes with the headache of working remotely (AMN is located in San Diego and Dallas) from Lenexa.
Benefits--Healthcare insurance is really pretty expensive for what is considered a healthcare company. Kind of ironic, but more disappointing than anything else. The vesting schedule for the 401k takes 5 years to be 100% vested.
Employment Model--You are considered an "Employee at Will" which means you can be terminated at any time without notice and without reason (assuming it's not for a protected discrimination reason). I've seen more than one employee fired randomly and without cause (from what I could tell) and they are given a pathetic severance package (1 week of pay) and their PTO is not paid out.
