Alberta Health Services Employee Reviews about "freeze"

Pros

big organization looks good on resume.

Cons

pay freeze, budget cuts overall.

Pros

-Easy to transfer between positions and locations once in the organization -Unionized (UNA) -Competitive pay and nurse-patient ratio (relative to other provinces)

Cons

-Difficult to get into organization- always having "hiring freeze", need to know someone to arrange interview with unit managers to have resume looked at -Very top down management style (frontline workers have limited impact on decision making) -Very middle management heavy organization -Most budget cuts come from cutting frontline staff (managers get bonuses for making unit budgets) -Nurse-patient ratios are decreasing (used to be standard 1-4 on days, now standard is 1-5/1-6)

Pros

Making changes from a higher level perspective improving patient care and experience

Cons

Salary freeze Unions Disconnect with front line Lack of accountability

Pros

Job itself is pretty good.

Cons

Difficult to advance. Current government freezes make it nearly impossible to promote anyone, leading to major equity issues and staffing problems.

Pros

Everyone is very kind and its a nice collaborative environment to be in

Cons

Process can be very slow, pay isn't the best and there has been a pay freeze for the last few years. Union environment.

Pros

-lots to learn -Great CEO -highly cohesive and developed organization compared to other provincial health systems -investment in employees through 'my learning' courses online and in person -strong benefits -advanced and innovative in their investments (i.e. connect care, analytics etc)

Cons

-government institution - very affected by political climate and economy - can affect salary growth, salary and hiring freezes