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Banfield Pet Hospital

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Banfield Pet Hospital reviews

2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(3,869 total reviews)
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Jeff Ellison

21% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Banfield Pet Hospital has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,869 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Banfield Pet Hospital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.4 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
May 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Discounts on pet care and free wellness plans -discount at petsmart -decent dental/vision insurance and 401k

Cons

-Health insurance is as bad as it can get with very high deductible -you can only bring your dog in on your day off cuz if you bring him in the day your working you have to pay for hospitalization -Constantly understaffed -care more about profit than pet welfare -they say that they don't euthanaize unless it is for something untreatable but doctors feel that their jobs are threatened if they dont make enough money so they end up doing it anyway PDPs are a joke -No room for advancement. I try to become office manager for a year and they hire someone from outside who doesnt know anything about Banfield -They wont fire anyone. This girl was a no show three times and she still works here. and she cals off all the time

1.0
Oct 22, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Due to the nature of the business, the company attracts great people. Compensation and benefits are amazing

Cons

The corporate office is EXTREMELY political...what's worse is that the HR leadership team is only looking after their own self interests (which is obvious about lack of substance in our meetings....all about the image and dictates what we should share on social). They talk about great culture, but it's very top down culture here. Gorgeous office but it's 1.5-2 hours away from Portland (with traffic)

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Banfield Pet Hospital Response
6y
Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you for the review. --- Banfield Pet Hospital
5.0
Feb 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong community in a small work environment Strong management support for continuing education (vet school, vet tech) - will even help you pay for a technician degree through Penn Foster 3 OWP's to keep up to 3 of your pets healthy (as well as an additional ~20% [idk exactly] discount on everything that you would otherwise pay for] MARS DISCOUNTS! I SAVED ~$2000 IN EMERGENCY FEES FOR MY PET AT BLUE PEARL. Decent pay compared to private practice Annual Salary Increase (that can somewhat depend on performance) Transparent Management (both direct and higher up management) Excellent Vertical Career Growth (for those interested in being more than just a pet nurse)

Cons

High stress! (If you don't do well in stressful situations it is NOT for you) Too many pets in a single day negatively impact the quality of medicine (sometimes my doctors do not remember pets from the SAME day) High (albeit understandable) pressure to sign pets up on Wellness Plans Sometimes unreliable coworkers (not unusual for someone to call out) Especially for full-time workers -- requires a very open schedule For full time: sometimes depending on the time of the year it can be difficult to hit 30 hours/week Some hospitals are VERY cliquish (especially if you're female... not a big issue for males) Some management (shift leads/practice managers) are very political and/or demeaning depending on the hospital you work at [though this is true for almost every field of work]

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Banfield Pet Hospital Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your review. We strive to provide our associates with learning and development opportunities and are glad to have received these positive comments about career growth. We appreciate your contributions to our practice. --- Banfield Pet Hospital
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