Pros
Food and drink is brought in for holidays and certain international days e.g. national hot chocolate day etc. There is supposedly an option to work up to be trained as a histotechnician though this may take several years longer than expected due to severe understaffing.
Cons
Note this review mostly applies to the Seacoast Pathology location specifically. SHUSA aka Sonic Anatomic Pathology is one of the worst companies I’ve ever worked for. It is more of a sweatshop than a laboratory and evidently it has been this way for a long time. This is a hostile workplace that has pushed away many before me. My opinion is DO NOT waste your time or soul here. There were red flags from the beginning but it turned out being worse than I’d expected. Management I interacted with, including the few who have remained, bordered between vindictively burnt out (to the point of treating some staff like they’re inferior or shouting profanities in front of staff) or blatantly clueless or both. The lab is perpetually understaffed (one lab aid lasted ONE day, at least two of the last supervisors stayed in their role for less than five months) and almost everyone is perpetually overworked. 50% or more of the team is composed of contracted temps/travelers, predominately due to the poor satisfaction. Employees can easily end up being responsible for work volume of two or more people (or 10-12 hours of work in an 8 hour shift) for the pay of one. The mood is one of constant frustration or hostility, discontent is universal across all experience levels/positions. I have experienced favoritism, frequent gossip, and even verbal harassment. Others allegedly fared even worse. Much more will be asked of you than what will be given even if you ask for extra help, this workplace can barely keep its head above water for more than a week or two. Passive aggressive notes/emails are the norm over genuine coaching or retraining in the events of mistakes. As a newer employee you can be looked at like a simpleton and/or an irritation... praise or encouragement is pretty rare and usually feels hollow and obligatory when it is given. There is a serious disconnect between leadership agendas and the basic resources for entry level staff. Due to staffing shortages and insane turnover, training feels subpar and was incomplete. There is a lack of seriousness for lab/employee safety up to a point where safety orientations are performed lazily or even just skipped to get the required signatures. Some employees with a longer tenure responsible for training didn't know where certain safety equipment is located. Some policies are poorly described or changed abruptly in a few months e.g. encouraged overtime then required overtime and then restricted overtime. This is a workplace that ultimately makes people suffer and brings out the worst in them. When I put in my two weeks notice it wasn't acknowledged by my supervisor and I was told not to come in for my last two scheduled days by passive aggressive voicemail. I STRONGLY don’t recommend employment with Sonic Healthcare based on my experiences as well as the experiences of other employees communicated to me.