Top Heavy Poor Leadership - Healthcare Sanford Health Employee Review

1.0
Mar 20, 2017
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Pros

Average benefits, average pay, and below average increases.

Cons

Sanford is filled with layers of top heavy inept leaders that are so out of touch with what it takes to run a clinical practice that it puts the staff and patients at risk. Unless you are a leader that is willing to compromise and just say "yes", you will not get approvals for much needed staff. There are leaders that will knowingly let your clinic run short staffed and compromise patient safety and satisfaction because you wont "drink the Kool aide". Threats, manipulation, lying, and covering for employees that have been at Sanford 10 plus years and are completely unproductive are part of the normal leadership pattern. It is one of the most pathetic leadership systems. Common sense and hard work really have NO place at Sanford. Compliance and turning your back to what is right are acceptable and rewarded. One leader was turned in to HR multiple times by his management team for various infractions and Sanford promoted him! Don't believe the hype, Sanford is swimming with incompetence and it starts with the leadership that doesn't even house themselves at the hospital! Their culture and values do not exist, but you will find a considerable amount of laziness and apathy for doing the right thing.

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Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad to hear you felt supported and that our commitment to employee well-being stood out, along with the benefits offered. We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback.
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience and the concerns you’ve raised. We take feedback regarding staffing, leadership, workplace culture, and employee well-being seriously, as creating a safe and supportive environment for both our team members and those in our care is a priority. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective.
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