DaVita reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(7,524 total reviews)
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Javier Rodriguez

57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

DaVita has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 7,524 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DaVita employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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1.0
May 14, 2013

Would not recommend

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Pros

If you want a job where you don't have to think, aren't intellectually challenged, and love to perform skits and sing corproate songs and chants, then this is the place for you.

Cons

Cult-like environment. Managers have literally said they would rather have employees who do mediocre work but who are willing to do corproate "chants" and "cheers" on conference calls and dress up like Muskateers in the office, than who do outstanding work but are not comfortable performing chants. (I am not joking; me and one of my co-workers overheard one manager saying this to an employee in a cubicle next to ours.) Because I work at the corporate office in Denver, maybe this is just extra strong here; I can't speak for other company locations, nor the individual clinics. Managers in some departments are not promoted based on technical competency or managerial skills but on "the buddy system." They also do not believe in praising individuals for a job well done. Many of the managers treat their employees as Gen X parents treat their children; everyone has to remain on the same level, because if a truly outstanding performer is singled out, then the other, less competent employees will "feel bad." They run this place like a kindergarten. And the CEO likes to play dress up as a Muskateer. Very bizarre.

1.0
Mar 3, 2013

Going downhill....

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Pros

98% of employees there are great people and really appreciate what you do...

Cons

...unfortunately the 2% that are your department leadership have no idea what you do, and no intention of caring about you as a person. Really can't trust leadership's ability to make the best decisions, especially the ones that affect morale or your career. Very high turnover right now in all areas, with IT taking the biggest hit.

2.0
Jan 30, 2013
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Pros

The flexiblility offered is one of the reasons I stayed so long. The other teammates and of course the patients kept me involved in trying to change the process. Ultimately, I saw there was no use.

Cons

The FA's, DVP's ROD's, on up all talkmthe game of "all for one," and that one is the CEO Kent Thiry. He earns bonuses of 3 times his annual salary ($1.01 million) annually, and expects emplees to jump for joy when we earn a few hundred bucks in bonuses every year, There is no retirement, no pension, no matching 401k, and DON'T YOU DARE MENTION IT!!

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