UPMC Reviews

Former Employee – worked at UPMC full-time for more than a year

Pros – Has a great reputation that looks good on your resume
Clean, well maintained and often brand new facilities
World renowned Doctors
Large network of hospitals

Cons – Yearly cost of living raises are minimal
Salaries are very low for RNs on all level, especially low for experienced RNs
Certain areas offer little to no advancement opportunities
No attempts at employee retention, high turnover rate
Undervalues employees and does not make basic amenities readily available (ie parking)
Frequently (and possibly purposefully) understaffed, causing unnecessary burden on current staff
Does very little visible charity work for a non-profit

Advice to Senior Management – Fight for your department to have adequate staffing, hire enthusiastic high-quality high-performing employees and do everything you can to hang onto them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at UPMC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – flexible, convenient, lots of opportunity

Cons – Pay is a major downside

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UPMC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lot of room for advancement if you are patient

Cons – Year to year increases are minimal

Advice to Senior Management – MBWA

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UPMC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Solid advancement opportunities, senior leaders value insight provided by analysts and promote free thinking and offer constructive criticism.

Cons – Sometimes challenging work life balance. Compensation advancement is somewhat handcuffed by corporate HR policies.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at UPMC full-time

Pros – Looks good on a resume as a platform for leaving.
The hospital is beautiful and constantly remodeled providing an aesthetically pleasing work atmosphere.
Free transit via their shuttles.

Cons – Coming to grips with the daily feelings of overwhelming guilt and disgust for having any association with a greedy, profit driven company posing itself as a charity.
Zero recognition for achievements and no bonuses as supervisors take credit for your accomplishments and success.
Promotions are very hard to come by unless you are attractive; those who are deserving of promotions only enjoy more responsibility for the same pay and title, so there is very little incentive to go the extra mile. Additionally, employees that show an extreme lack of care or are completely inept at doing their jobs are worked around instead of being fired or demoted, or at the very least reprimanded.
Favoritism for attractive employees, including special freedoms from dress code, scheduling, and basic requirements of the job description including adhering to laws.
Experiencing great inner turmoil over having to be a party to the manipulation of patients so that the hospital can avoid losing a cent in profits.
Persistent harassment from higher ups and people outside of your department with no sympathy or relief from supervisors even when faced with extreme levels of pettiness.
Being pressured to defend the company publicly against unflattering claims made about UPMC in the media.
Low pay unless you threaten to leave for a better offer.
Being forced into making unethical decisions only so as to benefit UPMC's profits.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop claiming to be a non-profit, its very clear to all employees that UPMC is driven by profit, not patient care or benefiting the community.

Or live up to your claim that you are a non-profit and put excess funds towards charities, better salaries, more positions or improving the appearance of hospitals that are very depressing looking and in desperate need of updates, such as McKeesport. Intentions become grossly obvious when every single wing of Presbyterian gets brand new hardwood floors and every time you return to the hospital you can expect to encounter detours from construction due to remodeling for "the patient experience".

Appreciate and promote hard working employees, or you will certainly lose them all.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at UPMC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – -you receive a small raise raise every year. it may not be big, but its something especially for an entry level job.
-no weekend hours
-this can be great if you have a family or a mom looking to join the workforce again part time

Cons – -you may have to start work as early as 4:30am.
-some day could be longer than other with 8-10 hour days

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at UPMC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Decent pay, great benefits, nice facilities.

Cons – Employees are not valued or respected. Raises kept to a minimum. Promotions difficult to impossible to come by.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at UPMC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – the retirement is a good perk

Cons – calling patients customer is just wrong they are what they are PATIENTS.

Advice to Senior Management – people are people no matter their position

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UPMC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Pay is fair if fought for.

Cons – Good techincal Leadership is lacking solid solutions to keep UPMC as a technical leader not just in the Healthcare field.

Advice to Senior Management – Management at UPMC must start paying closer attention to staff retention. Staff moral is critical in have quality employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at UPMC part-time for more than a year

Pros – Allows you to work with patients one on one and have the opportunity to care for them. Great job for those who are caring and patience individuals

Cons – It is demanding and your always on your feet.

Advice to Senior Management – Respect the work that pct do and stop taking them for granted

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company