Not a Place for Minorities Looking to Grow in their Career - Human Resources HCA Healthcare Employee Review

2.0
Aug 2, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Schedule, work-life balance, regularly paid, some of the people I work with are nice even though they are not to happy about the environment.

Cons

If you are a minority please do not expect to be considered for any promotions or to receive any assistance in being mentored or professionally developed. Advice if you are working with a company and you are not experiencing any problems do not make a change to come to HCA. The old HCA is no longer the company that people look forward to retire from. There is a strong good-ole boy mentality in HR and it is very sad that good talent continues to leave. If there is one thing I can note it is that leadership is only concerned with their vacations and $125K+ salaries and not solving any issues. There is no sense of accountability and blame is placed on everyone except for leadership. I am disappointed that I left a perfectly ok position to join such a dysfunctional, non-cohesive, and non- supportive team. I would absolutely say DO NOT look at a company because of the big name, because at the end of the day if you are not afforded the same opportunities that are given to the majority then you have set yourself up for failure by joining such organization. Positions are not given to the most qualified, but to the person who knows the most people or kisses the most A&%)#&!!!!

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5.0
May 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pros: Nice work life balance

Cons

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1.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Engagement across ITG is low. A significant portion of the workforce is coasting toward retirement, which creates a stagnant environment with little drive or initiative. Compensation is adequate but not compelling enough to offset the cultural inertia

Cons

Stability is an illusion here. Compensation and benefits are underwhelming. PTO starts at 14 days/year and stays there for your first five years. Benefits are below industry standard. No bonus structure to speak of. The deeper issue is structural. In May 2026, HCA posted $1.6 billion in net profit over a single quarter — and responded by laying off hundreds of employees because it was buthurt that Trump stopped the Covid subsidies Let that sink in: a billion-dollar quarter net profit triggered headcount reductions to reduce the payroll, Hundreds of good people lost their jobs overnight in 1 department. Individual performance is irrelevant. It does not matter how much you contribute or how consistently you deliver. A single cost-cutting decision at the C-suite level can eliminate your position overnight. There is no meritocracy here, just exposure to executive whim. If you are looking for career stability or a workplace that values retention, look elsewhere. The culture reflects the incentives — most employees have learned not to invest emotionally in the work, and you can't blame them. When leadership treats headcount as the first lever to pull every time earnings dip, people stop caring and start surviving.

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