Great Job, Management Improvement Needed - Research Nurse II Fortrea Employee Review

3.0
Sep 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Pay, especially for newer nurses (10% differential for rotating shifts also) - Teamwork with coworkers - Job itself is a low-stress nursing job - Security is very responsive when situations arise with subjects (situations happen not very often at all)

Cons

- Management: severely micromanaged; they talk negatively about employees in front of other employees and subjects; not very understanding of life situations happening (not every supervisor is like this, but some are, and you work closely with all supervisors); some supervisors reprimand employees in front of other employees and subjects; you are only recognized as a “hard worker” if you consistently put in lots of overtime. - Rotating shifts were required and there’s no consistency in schedule and shifts you rotate between within a week sometimes.

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5.0
Oct 2, 2025
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Pros

Great people, good pay, good work life balance.

Cons

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1.0
Jun 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

In my experience, the greatest benefit of working here was the breadth of exposure I gained across my function. That said, much of it came out of necessity rather than design. Due to what I observed as persistent understaffing, high turnover, and recurring rounds of layoffs, I found myself taking on responsibilities that stretched well beyond any defined scope. If you're someone who learns by doing and can tolerate ambiguity, you will walk away having touched more than you would in a more stable environment. Benefits were adequate, though it was my experience that the company announced plans to eliminate dependent coverage starting in 2027, which was a meaningful shift for employees with families.

Cons

In my time here, I found role clarity to be nearly nonexistent. I went without a formal job description for the duration of my tenure, and despite raising it, leadership indicated for well over a year that it was being worked on. That pattern, in my opinion, reflected a broader cultural issue: change was frequent but poorly managed, and directional guidance from leadership felt inconsistent and at times difficult to trust. I personally felt that communication about the company's position and direction was not always straightforward. The organization also appeared, in my view, to default to workforce reductions as a primary business lever rather than investing in stabilization or accountability. When leadership gaps surfaced, my experience was that they were minimized rather than addressed directly. The culture within my dept was also something I struggled with. In my experience, there was significant misalignment around ownership and responsibility, and the dynamic felt more competitive than collaborative. Rather than pulling in the same direction, it often felt like individuals within the team worked against one another rather than in cooperation, which made an already challenging environment that much harder to navigate.

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