VCA reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(2,346 total reviews)
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Patty Wu

23% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

VCA has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,346 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
Apr 1, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Nice employee discounts. Great opportunity to work with a variety of animal breeds and species. Timely pay through direct deposits.

Cons

Hospital manager has no idea how to manage. Shows partiality toward anyone who patronizes her. Is gullible and easily manipulated by those she likes. Openly gossips about any employee who is not present. Shares restricted information about employees with other, non-management employees. Is clueless about employment law, employee rights, AVMA guidelines, Department of Agriculture regulations, OSHA regulations, etc. Apparently thinks RVTs, veterinary assistants, and kennel techs are all the same thing and can work these jobs interchangeably regardless of what is written in their job descriptions. Will actually write up employees for doing their jobs because she does not have a clear understanding of what their job actually is. Will write up employees for obeying the laws, for trying to protect the welfare of the patients, for trying to learn by asking questions or for just about anything else including forgetting to refill paper towels! Employees are not only allowed to but are encouraged to gossip constantly, causing a perpetual state of conflict in the workplace. Will cut your hours without notice and without concern that you have bills to pay. Veterinarian is on a power trip and won't let you do what you were trained to do. Is very condescending to employees and clients. Will take offense to anything you happen to know if she doesn't know it as well. Is clearly annoyed by being asked questions! Obviously they want unthinking, mindless drones to just blindly obey orders and not expect anything in return, not educated medical personnel who want to increase their knowledge and provide true quality animal care. If you consider yourself a professional, go elsewhere!

2.0
Mar 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent facilities for their specialty hospitals, Doctors are at the top of their field, Inusurance and 401k available.

Cons

The management couldn't care less about the employees, they have frozen wages 3 out of the past 5 years, and the raises are a joke. You are disposable, don't even think you will get a Christmas card from the company let alone a bonus. The turnover is high because no on can stand the way that management upper and lower operates.

1.0
Feb 3, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Love for animals and medicine

Cons

Doctors talk down to techs and treat them like they are lesser human beings

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