Does VCA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VCA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VCA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VCA?

39% of VCA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated VCA 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VCA?

Veterinary Assistant (274) , Veterinary Technician (179) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (96) , Customer Service Representative (88) , Client Service Representative (82) , Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) (68) , Veterinarian (68) , Receptionist (62) , Technician (56) , Associate Veterinarian (52) , Vet Assistant (49) , Hospital Manager (47) , Front Desk Receptionist (35) , Kennel Technician (33) , Vet Tech (33)

What are the pros of working at VCA according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and PTO" ((in 217 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and there are pet discounts for medical care" ((in 96 reviews)); "At the hospital level there are great people and the veterinary field can be very rewarding." ((in 77 reviews)); "Staff is great and friendly." ((in 67 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and casual environment." ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at VCA according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and they make it hard to get a raise unless you tell them you're quitting." ((in 261 reviews)); "Some managers have difficult managig styles." ((in 61 reviews)); "NO TRAINING: coworkers don't help you out and seem to get some sick satisfaction from watching you fail" ((in 46 reviews)); "Long hours and made to feel like you're not a team player if you don't work overtime/pick up shifts in other departments." ((in 45 reviews)); "there is no work/life balance" ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about VCA layoffs in 2026?

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What VCA locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Silverdale , San Jose , Orange , Tustin , Reno , Charlotte , Fort Worth , San Antonio , Carmel , Santa Barbara

VCA reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(2,346 total reviews)

Patty Wu

23% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

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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Veteran status

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Aug 28, 2010

VCA Animal Hospitals Need To Appreciate and Compensate Their Employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

willing to train, can get overtime, working with animals, education/training is good, employee discount is great, some doctors are great to work with,

Cons

hospital manager and director don't care about their employees, no respect, like to treat employees and talk to them like they're stupid, supervisor allowed to walk all over employees, way too much negative feedback and knit-picking, prices are too high, waste some employees talents supervisors lack supervisory skills, they create anomosity amongst coworkers, promote employees tattling on each other instead of supervisors doing their jobs right, director has no guts

3.0

Aug 10, 2010

Not a bad place to work..

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate... Always someone above the person you spoke to... Very touching moments with clients. Pay is not bad.

Cons

Some of the most insane people you will meet in your life are pet owners. Some of the most insane people you will meet in your life work in this field. Animal Bites Inter office politics

1.0

Jul 11, 2010

Not focused on quality of medicine or patient care

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are better than private practice can offer. Potential for good pay. Ability to transfer if move across the country.

Cons

Led by non-veterinary management, whose focus is HR and business. Middle management not allowed to do their jobs- they are puppets. No accountability. No focus on quality of care or medicine. If you take concerns to them, they retaliate. They target certain people they do not like and get them out, even if they are their strongest players. Weakest players who act like they are on cloud 9 all the time will always stay ,even if they practice terrible medicine or do not do their jobs well. Job descriptions for middle management are inaccurate. In fact, you may be disciplined for doing your job. It is all about playing a game if you wish to stay there. Everyone must be happy, even if you have co-workers practicine malpractice. You will be chastised if you like different products than the preferred vendors.

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