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Which HHC Co's Are Best to Work For?

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I just got downsized from pharma, and am looking for feedback on the best HHC companies as far as working conditions, salary, management, work/life balance, reporting requirements, etc.
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Anonymous said:
I just got downsized from pharma, and am looking for feedback on the best HHC companies as far as working conditions, salary, management, work/life balance, reporting requirements, etc.
Feedback, please....
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All I can tell you is that AMEDISYS (aka A-MESS-THIS-IS) should not be on your list. RUN, RUN RUN from them as fast as you can. I don't care how desperate you may be or what a few kool-aid drinking, head in the sand people may tell you. THEY ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE--THEY ARE NOT A GOOD COMPANY TO WORK FOR! They are a JOKE. They have unethical management, they screw their sales people over royally, they are just a fucking joke and grossly mis managed.

A lot of HHC are regional so there may be some that are well known by name but may not be in your area. Just watch the board--some one will reply. What part of the country do you live in?

Good luck to you and PLEASE HEED THE WARNING!!!!
 




Midwest...We have Acme, Bright Star, Nightingale, Alliance, Visiting Nurses, Gentiva, Kindred...anyone got info on these in particular? (I will stay away from Amedisys; I've also heard bad stuff about them..) Thanks!
 




believe me when I say this....I have been in HHC for a while. I can tell you from experience that they are more alike than they are different. they all run there business from the seat of there pants. worse career move I made coming to this pathetic industry. i would stay away. you have been warned!
 












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is it better than pharma?
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The downside: No company cars, much more actual work, a lot more late nights, and you'll spend a decent amount of time putting out fires or struggling with clinician availability. Home health patients need to be seen within a couple of days of discharge and you won't always have the staff. A lot more playing politics and a hell of a lot more competitive.

The upside: much more actual work (pharma is mind-numbingly boring in comparison), way more freedom, a lot more actual control over your own numbers, how hard/smart you work will directly affect how well you do, as opposed to pharma where it rarely makes a difference. You get to interact with patients and families, and you learn a hell of a lot more about actual, in-the-trenches health care.

I spent six years in pharma, and while it was the easiet part-time job I ever had (I don't think I ever was in the field before 10am and never home after 5), I was bored out of my mind. Doctors don't want to hear about the same drugs for years on end and I didn't want to talk about them. It became nothing more than signature chasing, sample-dropping and box checking. I was a caterer with drugs.

I've been in home health for almost a year and while at times it's frustrating and stressful, I actually enjoy what I do. I feel vindicated and rewarded when I see my first referral from a customer I'd been working on for months. My bonus structure is fixed (not dependent on rankings) and can be very lucrative when everything hits on all cylinders.
 




AMEDISYS is an amazing company to work for!! I can't imagine someone saying it's a bad company. I've been with Amedisys for almost 5 years and pray that I have a long career with them. I wonder where that person who posted those ugly remarks is from. I know everyone has their own experience, and obviously is entitled to their opinion, but I can promise you they are the minority of that opinion!!!!!
 








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AMEDISYS is an amazing company to work for!! I can't imagine someone saying it's a bad company. I've been with Amedisys for almost 5 years and pray that I have a long career with them. I wonder where that person who posted those ugly remarks is from. I know everyone has their own experience, and obviously is entitled to their opinion, but I can promise you they are the minority of that opinion!!!!!
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A company that's under full CMS review isn't in great shape.
 




Anonymous said:
AMEDISYS is an amazing company to work for!! I can't imagine someone saying it's a bad company. I've been with Amedisys for almost 5 years and pray that I have a long career with them. I wonder where that person who posted those ugly remarks is from. I know everyone has their own experience, and obviously is entitled to their opinion, but I can promise you they are the minority of that opinion!!!!!
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you need a full psych examine....this company is being investigated by 3 seperate gov't agencies for medicare fraud. Are you a love child from Billy Bob?
 








Anonymous said:
AMEDISYS is an amazing company to work for!! I can't imagine someone saying it's a bad company. I've been with Amedisys for almost 5 years and pray that I have a long career with them. I wonder where that person who posted those ugly remarks is from. I know everyone has their own experience, and obviously is entitled to their opinion, but I can promise you they are the minority of that opinion!!!!!
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Dawwlin, get your head outta your ass!
 




My advice is to stay away from any of the Silverado lines. Horrible company with even worse leadership. Just read the Silverado thread and believe me, its all VERY true.
 




I was with Amedisys for 12 years...trust me, they are horrible!!! They only care about Wall Street and have no ethics or morals. They don't care about their sales people. There may be a few decent Amed agencies out there, but 90% of them are mismanaged and have lots of problems. I'm not a bitter former employee, but I do know that they are only about getting Medicare's money any way they can. The post about them being investigated by 3 Gov't agencies is correct.
 




Anonymous said:
The downside: No company cars, much more actual work, a lot more late nights, and you'll spend a decent amount of time putting out fires or struggling with clinician availability. Home health patients need to be seen within a couple of days of discharge and you won't always have the staff. A lot more playing politics and a hell of a lot more competitive.

The upside: much more actual work (pharma is mind-numbingly boring in comparison), way more freedom, a lot more actual control over your own numbers, how hard/smart you work will directly affect how well you do, as opposed to pharma where it rarely makes a difference. You get to interact with patients and families, and you learn a hell of a lot more about actual, in-the-trenches health care.

I spent six years in pharma, and while it was the easiet part-time job I ever had (I don't think I ever was in the field before 10am and never home after 5), I was bored out of my mind. Doctors don't want to hear about the same drugs for years on end and I didn't want to talk about them. It became nothing more than signature chasing, sample-dropping and box checking. I was a caterer with drugs.

I've been in home health for almost a year and while at times it's frustrating and stressful, I actually enjoy what I do. I feel vindicated and rewarded when I see my first referral from a customer I'd been working on for months. My bonus structure is fixed (not dependent on rankings) and can be very lucrative when everything hits on all cylinders.
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I absolutely agree with everything this poster says!! All true.
 








I worked for Amedisys for 5 years. Absolute worst company I ever worked for in my entire sales career. Unethical, money grubbing, ignorant, bible banging losers..... The Pa. area was horrible-we had a AVP of BD that was a perv. no really......he creeped every female out that he came in contact with. The avp of operations was a dude. looked like she never showered...
 












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