University of North Carolina Hospitals Reviews

Pros

Excellent medical and retirement benefits (state employee)
Competitive salary
Tuition reimbursement program
Free scrubs provided
Starbucks inside the hospital
Sounds good on resume

Cons

Speaking for pharmacy department only:
-Absence of standards for hiring
-Poor communication within department
-Lack of proper, effective training protocol. New employees are trained by whichever employee happens to be covering the position they are to be trained on. No regard is taken as to the skill and knowledge of the training employee. This essentially leads to 20 different ways of doing a single task, which eventually leads to mistakes.
-Even though housekeeping came through twice a day, the facilities were disgusting. It needed much more than a sweep and occasional mopping.
-I expected a cutting edge, state of the art facility. What I found was a place stuck in the past, and unwilling to make changes to keep pace. When I was hired, in 2002, I was told of plans for development and improvement. When I left, 8 years later, those same plans were still being discussed.
-Upper management's lack of knowledge of departmental operations. They tend to just see things in the "big picture", or like the way ideas sound on paper. They seemed to ignore the opinions of those actually working those ideas. I expect anyone in a leadership position to know the job of those they are writing the rules for, so well, that at anytime they could walk in and perform that job at a superior level

I am not a disgruntled employee, nor did I leave this organization on bad terms. Many things within the department only started to decline within the past couple of years. My opinions of my workplace for the first six years were outstanding. I felt appreciated, respected, and looked forward going to work everyday. There was not a single point or change that occurred that triggered this downturn, it was a slow progression. I hope that these issues will be addressed and corrected in the future.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees. Sometimes they have EXCELLENT ideas, that can often be implemented very simply. When the workers are given the chance to dictate how their workplace works, they'll not only be happier, but they'll perform at a much higher level.

Pros

Good benefits package if you don't smoke and don't have to cover dependents.
Get to leave once your shift is over.

Cons

Not understanding; don't care about personal situations. It's all about work and nothing else!
Management doesn't listen to suggestions or ideas.
Equipment is outdated.
Different shifts are favored more highly.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to employees! Not that it matters, but because we do the actual work, we do know what we are talking about!!

Pros

Has competitive salaries adequate perks

Cons

Easy to get lost in the corporate bureaucracy.
Little to no respect for hourly employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Money isnt everything exam the working environment.