I worked for a large healthcare system that had been a fortune 100 “best place to work for” for 4 years. My orientation began in March of 2020, so literally the moment COVID-19 lockdown measures started taking place. The kool-aid they shared with us in the orientation included on-site daycare, concierge services that will run errands for you like grocery shopping or dropping off packages while you're at work, on-site relaxation rooms where you could get a massage on your break, etc. Because of COVID-19 lockdowns, all these services were “temporarily” suspended and have not reopened since, despite the services that actually turn profit having been open for a long time, like the on-site cafeteria that serves garbage food at a huge markup. They claimed incredible benefits, but once you signed up for them, it was clear that they had the same high-deductible, low coverage crap that they have everywhere else.
I worked there for a year and a half. Safety concerns that I would bring up with my manager would get dismissed, and someone would get hurt. When I would speak to the manager again, they would dismiss me again. I felt so unbelievably undervalued as an employee. Within 1 year of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department lost more than 60% of their staff, and were forced to continue operations with minimal PPE and cheaper equipment. I personally knew 3 different people who suffered injuries so bad, they had to take time off work. One person had their residency threatened if they went public with her injuries because there was a serious breakdown in the safety protocols caused by poor staffing and management. One person required surgery, and the hospital refused to pay for it unless she used some doctor that wasn't even in our supposedly amazing hospital system. She declined and went with a surgeon at the hospital that she trusted and he did a bang-up job with an eensy-weensy scar. There's no telling if the worker's comp surgeon would have done better, so she's happy with her decision. The 3rd person was attacked by a patient's visitor and injured his Achilles heel while defending himself. The guy ran away and the hospital terminated the employee without even trying to identify the visitor, which would have been so easy considering he had to sign in to get inside and we had records of the patient he was visiting. This person tried to sue the hospital system, but I think ultimately his case fell flat.
Does anyone else have an experience with a company that was rated as a fortune 100 “best place to work for” and used this as a selling point for themselves? Currently there are like 20 popular hotels in the fortune 100 and people come here to complain about these companies all the time. Personally the fortune 100 has become a red flag.