MD Anderson Cancer Center reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,385 total reviews)
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Peter Pisters

88% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

MD Anderson Cancer Center has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,385 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MD Anderson Cancer Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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2.0
Sep 28, 2014
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Pros

Salary and Benefits. Many excellent treatment opportunities for patients.

Cons

In the 18 years I worked at MDA before successfully retiring with excellent retirement benefits, I witnessed massive financial waste, nepotism, bullying, sexual harassment, religious and racial prejudice, and retaliation for reporting compliance violations. Additionally, the administration has been historically very poor with HR ignoring many complaints. Nepotism is rampant and there are the many inappropriate public displays of affection between employees including attending physicians who openly solicit personal relationships with other physicians as well as employees working under them including vulnerable new fellows who rely on these attending physicians for good reviews and future employment. I witnessed many examples of inappropriate public displays of affection as well as bullying and sexual harassment. I also witnessed compliance violations that, when they were reported, resulted in retaliation against the employee reporting the violation. I watched management in quite a few departments frequently abuse, bully, and harass excellent employees.

1.0
Aug 15, 2014
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Pros

The benefits are among the best I've seen. Healthcare is paid by the institution, there is ample vacation time given. Most employees are hard working and personable. Between all the negatives (below) you really do feel like you're making a difference.

Cons

Depending on the department, management can be from at best inept to at worst negligent and dangerous. Problems are ignored until the day before governing bodies do inspection, are hastily patched over, and then forgotten about until the next inspection looms. They have managed to make institutional policies both so weak as to allow lazy, unqualified employees a steady paycheck and so restrictive as to force managers to fire well liked, hardworking employees that have been unlucky. . The institution is facing a possible academic censure from the American Association of University Professors. Morale is at an all time low. Run from this place.

1.0
Jan 22, 2024

Toxic workplace

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Pros

Working with this patient population is very rewarding.

Cons

My experience at my last position was deeply challenging, marked by a toxic atmosphere and difficult working conditions. The prevalence of unethical practices, bullying, and workplace verbal abuse created a distressing environment. Unfortunately, upper management turned a blind eye to these issues, prioritizing profit over the well-being of both employees and patients. Despite seeking help from HR, there was no resolution, making it an overall disheartening professional experience. Work life balance is non-existent and you will find yourself working easily 50-60 hours a week. The turnover here is astronomical but valid. Nobody wants to work under those conditions. I have not seen such a thing during my tenure in healthcare. Most are leaving without a job lined up due to the extreme conditions they are forced to work under. While there is a mass exodus, hiring is put at a standstill creating heavier workloads than what was already expected. They are replacing high quality and trained clinicians with coordinators because they "cost less". While this may be slightly true, at the end of the day the work is clinical and pharma funded. Most pharma grants require at least a registered nurse to manage their study. Hence, the remaining nurse is required to sign the orders of all the new clinical studies coordinators. This screams ERROR! It is impossible to give quality and safe care under these pretences. The pay was higher than most in the TMC but it is not worth a single penny. If you are happy at your current employer, please let this be a sign that the grass is not greener. It is toxic turf here.

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