M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Reviews

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – you do nothing all day and do not learn new skills. you snooze but you don't loose.

Cons – higher level positions do not have a background in IT and care about finishing projects on time rather than emphasizing quality

Advice to Senior Management – get more qualified PMs and It professionals not hobos off of the street with questionable degrees and career goals.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for less than a year

Pros – Well maintained facilities, cheap parking

Cons – Strict regulations, slow response time by support personnel,

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Tuition reimbursement; insurance; parking; healthy food options

Cons – management; micromanaging; want you to work 45 hrs without flex time; for a promotion you can only get a 15% increase at max of your current salary (which usually puts you at the minimum range of the new position). Staff is underpaid and management is overpaid; bonuses and rewards always go to upper management, rarely is it given to staff. High turnover rate.

Advice to Senior Management – Staff also has a family to go to on the evenings. There is apparently something wrong when the turnover rate is high in the departments.

– I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Decent benefits, work with lots of smart, dedicated people. It is very rewarding to help so many patients in need. TRS retirement is great benefit, if you can sick it out.

Cons – MDAnderson, you aren't the only place in town. Get real. High level managers in it for themselves have discarded the core value: INTEGRITY. You still have many hardworking, dedicated employees to keep the place running, But even patients are noticing how you have slipped. Now it's just business. That is very sad. I am not interested in returning.

Advice to Senior Management – Integrity, Caring and Teamwork has to start at the top. and be expected of ALL. You ave too many in high levels who abuse their power over others. MDAnderson, you are headed in the WRONG direction. Get your high level managers to practice what you preach and treat employees and patients right.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – state retirement, free parking, nice scenery

Cons – air conditioning is too cold, no cell phone service

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – competitive salary, most folks are friendly and willing to share knowledge, mentoring environment, many educational and training courses are offered for advancement within the institution.

Cons – It's not what you know, but who you know environment. Fear of retalitaion from upper management is frequently a concern across the institution. Many in management positions are office bullies, and often threaten employees to ensure processes are carried out their way. Even though the way they want it carried out may not be the very best or logical way...they want it their way. Additionally, I have experienced going above and beyond my call of duty for years, only to receive pennies as monetary compensation. Needless to say, I've often witnessed a severe lack of caring, integrity, and character in upper management. Additionally, on a few occasions, as sad as it is, I've even seen forms of racisim. It's right under the radar, but it's here. In some shape, form or fashion, employees have to pay to come to work. Either paying to ride a bus, van pool, or ridiculous parking prices for a local garage.

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for less than a year

Pros – staff are caring, patients are inspiring

Cons – none yet at the moment

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Many job opportunities and career development

Cons – Institution is huge and it takes time to learn about possible career paths

Advice to Senior Management – There is too much bureaucracy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – they have a free gym on campus for employees, good medical benefits, most patients love you.

Cons – unfair pay scales (e.g. very educated personnel receive far less often times than partly educated personnel), they have a tendency to prefer to hire from within, very commercialized.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center full-time for more than a year

Pros – I had the chance to work with smart researchers. The offices are big and quite. There is a fitness center for free for the ones who works out regularly.

Cons – Compensation is lower than the other places. Any paperwork takes long time inside the institution. The administrative personnel is not responsive to our concerns. Had to chance to see my advisor very rarely and briefly.

Advice to Senior Management – Correcting those: Compensation is lower than the other places. Any paperwork takes long time inside the institution. The administrative personnel is not responsive to our concerns. Had to chance to see my advisor very rarely and briefly.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company