DoveLewis reviews

2.5

28% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)

Ron Morgan

28% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

DoveLewis has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DoveLewis employee rating is 31% below average for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

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54 reviews
1.0
Feb 14, 2015

Poisoned Potential

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Pros

State of the art emergency hospital, great staff veterinarians

Cons

Upper management and HR create such a hostile work environment for the hospital staff. Your concerns and suggestions are met with cold opposition, and they will create an even more hostile work environment if you so choose to speak out on important animal welfare issues. I've witnessed countless coworkers receive very harsh reprimands when voicing legitimate concerns. The turnover rate is abnormally high, and it's abundantly clear why. The hospital staff is under appreciated, scrutinized when attempting at a work-life balance, and often mistreated by management. I've watched some of the most dedicated and ethically sound coworkers quit due to utter frustration at the corrupt politics of this organizations. Along the same line, I've watched many loyal and hardworking coworkers get fired for unjust reasons. It's beyond unfortunate that upper management can poison the great potential this organization holds. I hope someday this will change, and DoveLewis will clearly see the value in its employees, and start treating us with the respect we all deserve.

2.0
Jul 11, 2015

Disappointing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

DoveLewis has a great history and reputation as a nonprofit. The medical staff truly are top-notch, talented and dedicated. The standard of care animals receive is amazing. The community programs and events DoveLewis puts together are well organized and supported. The organization attracts good people and in my time there I made plenty of great connections.

Cons

The turnover is horrendous. There no other way to put it. I was there less than a year and saw more people leave DoveLewis than at my previous employer where I worked for over three years! There is constant restructuring in the business and programs side of the building, firings are common, and good people quit... often. It felt very abnormal but I loved my job and therefore ignored the warning signs. There are a lot of cliques and frankly unprofessional relationships involving management and their favored staff members. It was a big turn-off. In contrast to my previous job (before DoveLewis) there were hardly any all-staff or even half-staff meetings (I do recognize the hospital environment makes it hard to pull this together) and there was never an anonymous employee survey sent out by HR. The kicker is that I was let go with zero warning. Totally blindsided. This sort of behavior goes against everything management professes to stand for.

2.0
Jul 6, 2015
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Pros

DoveLewis is riding on the coattails of its reputation as a leading teaching hospital. That shiny exterior has people from all over the country flocking to be a part of it. The DVMs, technicians, assistants, CSRs are all working to keep up the image because they actually care about the work being done at Dove, however, upper management does a poor job of supporting the people on the floor- Dove's bread and butter, so to speak. It's an unspoken rule to watch your back as an employee since management loves to fire people who stir the coals a bit too much.

Cons

The constant influx of new bodies (interns/externs, new hires) makes it difficult to have a tight crew and efficient flow to the floor. Less than competitive pay. Management does not communicate and lack of professionalism when it comes to dealing with employee issues is disheartening. Forever understaffed.

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