Hartford HealthCare reviews

A lot to list, lets see if I am able to put them all down! 1) Horrible PTO system. You gain about 7.35 hours of PTO per pay period which is not even enough for a full day off and apparently they "increased it" to an amount that "covers you" for the Holiday's and such when the office is closed. I started in October and did not have enough PTO for the holiday's and this ended up counting against me. 2) Our department spent more time updating our Standard of Work book than actually working. Our Standard Work would literally change twice a week at minimum and more and more work was being dumped on us at the same time. 3) The supervisor and manager were terrible micro-managers. 4) If you are (un)lucky enough to get on a Performance Improvement Plan, good luck to you, because they do not help you out at all. They will monitor your work with a fine tooth comb and your managers will be the first to bring up how you are still failing, all without TRYING to help make work better. 5) HHC have these Leadership Behaviors that they make you "live by" but they do not even do it themselves. From personal experience, if you have a "Courageous Conversation" be prepared to pay the consequences! Once you speak up they will do all they can to make your life hell and try to force you out. 6) Management does not listen to their employees at all. Morale is awful in multiple departments and nothing was being done. Instead, more and more people were quitting and leaving for better employers. 7) One of the most frustrating part about HHC is that our Department Director even stated that "if you are unhappy in your role, just come talk to me and we will find a better fit." This was all just a game they were playing to make it sound like they really did care but they don't. Look back up to # 5. If you speak up they will find a way to get rid of you as fast as they can. All in all I had a very unpleasant experience. For such a huge organization it really felt like all they want is money, money, money and the employees are the ones that get screwed. Do yourself a favor and stay away from Hartford Healthcare. Look at Yale New Haven Health or even Middlesex Health for better options! Think about your mental health and put yourself first because this place definitely will not.

Pay structure mimics that of America; service/support staff are paid on the lower spectrum yet are held more accountable then executive/management level employees and who are able to make mistake after mistake with no accountability. A support staff member could be disciplined for something a management level employee has done over and over. 2% raise; which brings a minimum paid employee up cents at a time. Yet managers/directors who generally get moving expenses, stipends, different bonuses receive 2% on top of all the other bonuses they are receiving. Similar to America; the rich get richer and the poor poorer. Department consistently understaffed; given 160 hours of vacation time and due to low staffing am unable to take the time. Then forfeit the time at the end of the year. Tuition Reimbursement; again mimics the problems we are seeing in America. Entry level employees who are at the minimum of the pay range and are wanting to pursue education receive a mere 1000 tuition reimbursement per fiscal year. Employees with a large length of employment and who are in theory at the top of their fields receive $3000 tuition reimbursement per fiscal year. Unable with a family and working in the cleaning department able to pursue an education on $1000 a year but do take advantage of the peanuts given out. Spent 4 hours in a values class only to go to the department and find the mgrs do not actively live those values and some directors/managers support keeping hostile managers in the department. Had a payroll issue for over 2 checks and was addressed delay; no repercussion to the Mgr. HR is pro Manager and not for the employees; they protect the rights of the company first and foremost. Team members fear going to HR because then they are identified as a problem. Took 2 months to be onboarded into a cleaning position; unable to get a hold of my recruiter; offer letter was wrong. Written up for being a few minutes late to shift; occurred 2x due to child care issues; given a written reprimand that has a 1 year threshold; unforgiving penal system. Unable to transfer out until 6 months- called HR for help and gentlemen repeated the policy; should no ability to understand my situation or the fact the mgr had the opportunity to work with me. a campus so large and there is no day care. Spoken to many employees in break room and cafeteria who speak of departments being similar; understaffed; overworked; causes risk of increased errors; and undue stress. Received a $500.00 Christmas bonus; after taxes took under $200.00 home; benefits went up and that was a wash.