Bad for new grads. Lack of support in a profit-driven environment. Values are NOT aligned with patients or people
Pros
It’s a start for a new grad, but not for long term
Cons
As a fresh new grad with loans to pay off, I have to admit I bought into Ivy’s marketing. They hid what their true values are: money. Ivy ended up being an unsupportive, profit-focused therapy mill not aligned with the people. First, benefits and support are not what they appear. Mentorship is unstructured and limited. The clinic is so busy with every therapist seeing 3 patients an hr, there’s barely any time to connect and learn from each other. Turnover is also high, making learning from senior therapists far and few. Incentives like sign-on bonuses and continuing education reimbursement require staying with the company for a length of time. This would be okay if the company were good, but since it’s not, it’s another way to keep burnt out employees staying longer than they want. Productivity bonuses are meager and not worth the stress or moral toll in scheduling more patients per hour. PTO days seem above average, but that includes sick days and requires seeing extra patients and providing coverage days, which makes it not worth it. It’s also NOT paid out when you leave. Although I did learn as a new grad, I would’ve learned much more and provided better care seeing patients one on one in a supportive clinic. Instead what I got was stress and pressure to treat in morally dubious ways. My main takeaway is how to avoid mills like Ivy in the future.
