Meditech Programmer/Analyst reviews

3.1

0% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Michelle O’Connor

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Programmer/Analyst employees have rated Meditech with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Programmer/Analyst professionals have a good working experience there. Meditech is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Programmer/Analyst professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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28 reviews
4.0
Oct 29, 2008
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Pros

The best reasons to work for Meditech are great health care benefits and great fringe benefits. The feel of the company is small although it is actually quite large as far as actual number of employees (over two thousand). There is also a summer time employee picnic with lobsters for all and a fairground for the kids. The annual bonus is also an excellent incentive. Another good reason is job security. Whereas other local companies are prone to downsizing, it just does not happen at Meditech.

Cons

Low starting salaries can discourage retention and hiring in the first place, but it is a good place to begin a career, whether you end up staying or just get enough experience to try the open market later.

2.0
Sep 23, 2008
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Pros

Programmers are trained well for the job they are supposed to do. You're paid for the training. The company is flexible and supervisors and managers are very understanding.

Cons

The pay is very sub-par, compared to other companies with similar jobs. Not all employees get along well. I feel that a good deal of the employees seem to be undertrained in what they are supposed to do.

2.0
Jul 8, 2008
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Pros

Very easy to get a job with them out of college. Five cent soda vending machines. Cafe lunch is cheap usually between $2-5. Easy going and relaxed atmosphere. Most people are very friendly. Good health care benefits.

Cons

There are three main divisions at MEDITECH: development, implementation, and client services with each division broken up into separate groups by the application they support. As a programmer try to get into development with one of the clinical applications if you want any respect. Be warned: Turnover is very high. The pay is low by industry standards. The MAGIC technology is antiquated. Even the latest Client/Server 5.6 tech is the same limited Visual Basic 4.0-like language just with a new blue GUI. So make sure you keep your tools sharpened: object-orientated programming, SQL databases, IDE's aren't used here. After a few years you'll be stuck working here if you don't... Everything from pay raises, cafeteria menus, and product design decisions are approved at a Vice President level. Why?

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