High Burnout Risk for Health Coaches - Health Coach Virta Employee Review

3.0
Mar 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I genuinely feel that I get to make a positive difference with my members every day, and I do feel that the coaching we do here is "real coaching" (as much as it can be over messaging). The focus is on weight loss and reversal of type II diabetes via nutritional changes, and the changes that happen are real and amazing. The people that work here are wonderful, ambitious, kind people, and I feel fortunate that my manager is supportive (which, as in any workplace, seems to be luck of the draw).

Cons

How can I say this as clearly as possible? The main challenge of Virta is BURNOUT. Serious, serious burnout. You will be given a caseload of up to 330 members that you are expected to talk to every 1-2 weeks. No, there are not enough hours in a day. Yes, you will be expected to manage this within a 40 hour work week. Coaches consistently voice frustrations about this overload to management, yet nothing changes (if anything, we seem to end up with even more work). Virta has a powerful mission, but I absolutely do not see myself here long-term because a) extreme burnout and b) absolutely not adequate compensation for how much work is expected. The coaching industry is known for abysmal pay, so by all accounts Virta pays decently well in the world of coaching, but honestly...do yourself a favor and find an industry that pays better and won't burn you out within less than a year. Also, if you expect to find opportunities for career growth other than moving from coaching into management: this is not the place.

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Pros

Remote working, having the ability to mute your microphone during waste-of-time propaganda meetings. Benefits for L&D, and work at home stipend.

Cons

Any role that is Member facing is treated like trash. When they post positions, the sum total has often been 2-3 million, with the absolute lowest salaries being those helping Members. That says a lot- but then again, it's a for profit healthcare company, so that says it all. Every meme/satire or TT you've ever seen about toxic corporate workplaces are made because of places like Virta. Every manager, associate director and director share skillsets with snake-oil salesmen of old. They talk and you're aware they're using poor manipulation techniques that just give you the creeps. Nothing matters. High performers, low performers, those who have second jobs who don't even do their job- doesn't matter. You're all the same to them. They'll find a carrot to try to dangle- like 3 percent peanut butter raises. They abhor internal promotions, so it's a dead end job, no matter how much you demonstrate your value with metrics, skillsets, education, and experience. During hiring they sing a song about promotions, growth, new company, yadda-yadda, but it's all a lie. There's no communication between teams, and tribal knowledge rules. The left had has no idea what the right is doing. It honestly feels like a money laundering operation for people who know directors to get insider jobs. Run.

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