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UT Southwestern Medical Center President Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D.
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  • "Pay is low and this shouldn't be acceptable for individuals who have done multiple years of seminary and possess a Masters degree.(in 120 reviews)
  • "Demanding work and low salary for level of research commitment(in 100 reviews)
  • "Sometimes management can be poor.(in 90 reviews)
  • "parking is bad(in 27 reviews)
  • "Poor leadership with lack of orginaztion for a top notice medical center.(in 20 reviews)
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  1. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years
    Featured Review

    Best hospital

    Apr 15, 2023 - Registered Nurse, BSN in Dallas, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Although no place is perfect, this is the best hospital I’ve worked at in my 27 years as a nurse. Good benefits and pay.

    Cons

    Generally promote very inexperienced people to management. Also tend to reward hard work with more work and reward laziness with less work.

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  2. 5.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Great Place to Work

    Jun 5, 2023 - Registered Nurse 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    If I wasn’t a traveler, I told my husband I would retire with UTSW. Beautiful campus, beautiful place to work and even better people.

    Cons

    No improvements needed, I loved everything!

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  4. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    The job itself is great, but they will screw with your pay.

    May 31, 2023 - Clinic Staff Assistant 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Some days the providers will offer lunch Lunch is an hour long The job is fast-paced, but manageable, so the day goes by quickly

    Cons

    The biggest cons I have is with pay. They mentioned a really great retirement program but they failed to mention that it was mandatory and comes out of pay automatically. They also didn’t inform me that the pay was once a month until after I started. If they mention an hourly rate, it means nothing unless it’s in the contract. They break down the yearly pay, cut it based on monthly, then tax it and take almost $300 for the retirement program. I was shorted on my check twice and they did nothing when I contacted HR and were very condescending about it. My last check at the company was only for two weeks of the full month that I worked. They cut corners where they can. They don’t even show on ADP what the hourly breakdown is so it’s difficult to to find proof of unfair compensation.

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  5. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    UTSW

    Jun 6, 2023 - Senior Research Scientist in Dallas, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    it have good PTO and holidays count lists

    Cons

    the Health insurance for dependent is very expensive

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  6. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

    Jun 4, 2023 - Clinical Research Coordinator in Dallas, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Large research institution with exciting research. Generally good benefits with room for growth (depends on who you know)

    Cons

    Management seems to lack skills and vision to inspire and execute successful teams. Many roadblocks to success due to individuals (and groups) more interested in maintaining status quo than realizing institutional objectives.

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  7. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    A great place to work

    Jun 5, 2023 - Postdoctoral Researcher in Dallas, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Good benefits. Excellent health insurance. Great culture.

    Cons

    Huge campus can be overwhelming to navigate.

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  8. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Large campus community, great benefits

    May 30, 2023 - Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in Dallas, TX
    Recommend
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great benefits! Great health, dental and prescription coverage. 401 k package, & teachers retirement package. Vested benefits after 5 years with the company. Large hospital system, means it's easy to transfer to different clinics and satellite locations if desired.

    Cons

    Large campus means it can feel like you're a small cog in the machine.

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  9. 3.0
    Current Employee

    They can afford brand new buildings but not a livable wage for employees

    May 31, 2023 - Research Associate in Dallas, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Quality of experience. I have an amazing team! Benefits are comparable.

    Cons

    They can afford to build whole new buildings but they can't afford to pay their employees a livable wage and what they're worth. I have a master's and still have to have a 2nd job in order to make ends meet. You canNOT opt out of the TRS. It takes hundreds of dollars out of each pay-check for a retirement system that won't be enough to retire with. It isn't matching or anything.

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  10. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Great Job for Research

    May 30, 2023 - Computational Scientist in Dallas, TX
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    Pros

    I had a lot of agency over my work and all of the management was very friendly. The environment was clean and collaboration was easy. They were very flexible for working from home during/after COVID-19.

    Cons

    Salary is much lower than industry software engineering.

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  11. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Average at best

    May 24, 2023 - Grants and Contracts Specialist 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    When you get hired in it is very difficult to be fired or let go.

    Cons

    Working in Academia limits your ability to advance in your career and salary. Most staff positions are paid from State funds or Federal Research funds which has a strict cap. If you do well in your position you often are tasked with more responsibilities but not compensated. The oversight of the A&P leadership positions is poor at best.

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UT Southwestern Medical Center has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,229 reviews left anonymously by employees. 73% of employees would recommend working at UT Southwestern Medical Center to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UT Southwestern Medical Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UT Southwestern Medical Center. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

73% of UT Southwestern Medical Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated UT Southwestern Medical Center 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

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