VCA reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(2,350 total reviews)
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Patty Wu

21% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

VCA has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,350 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The VCA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.4 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jul 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have good starting salaries for technicians and a pretty good discount on products and services.

Cons

Wow, where to start...if you are looking to care for animals for the sake of caring for animals this is not the place. The objective of this hospital is to squeeze every penny out of the client. The medications and services are ridiculously over priced. The management is inept and cut corners. Changes are made at will and without telling anyone, and if you are not a mind reader, they will make you feel stupid. They also treat their qualified and experienced technicians like small children. It is poorly organized and structured, and the hospitals are very cold and unwelcoming. There isn't any room for growth in the company (and they will tell you that too) and the management is not open to suggestions. You will be constantly afraid that you are doing your job incorrectly, and if you do a good job, you will never be praised for it. Good luck getting a promotion or raise too. Also,as far as benefits go, it is cheaper to get health insurance on your own than to get it through the company. The doctors do not have the freedom to treat patients as they please. They are extremely scrutinized and they are always afraid of not charging for something. There is a higher client turnover rate, than recidivism rate.

1.0
Feb 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits and compensation are probably the only reasons to consider VCA as a potential employer. If current trends continue, then VCA will own so many veterinary hospitals that their prevalence alone will force many to consider employment there.

Cons

They are focused so much on instituting "proven" VCA management methods (directives on purchasing, staffing, promotions, unified software system, etc.) that the psychological and financial health of new aquisitions plummets.

2.0
Sep 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee discount, decent doctors to work with, they will train you if you have no experience. Because it is a corporate environment, they are sticklers for policy and protocol. This is a good way to learn the "right way" of doing things. They are very concerned with legality issues.

Cons

Awful management, crummy pay, having to stick to corporate "policy". You are only seen as a body instead of a person. They can and will replace you with someone else.. and they don't give a hoot!

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