Q&A With Fresenius Medical Care Employees
Fresenius Medical Care employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at Fresenius Medical Care
Great company to for with great benefits
Some are the greatest team work!
Have to work together to make it through the day.
Review from Customer Support Dept
Allows learning and growth opportunity
The comradery with not only my coworkers but my patients. You get to know then and their families. I enjoy talking to them, joking with them and being that ear they need.
Q&A With Fresenius Medical Care Employees
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How do I do well in an interview at Fresenius Medical Care?
Have your degree (field unimportant).
Know the right person or come from night shift
Answer honestly and concisely. Ask any questions you have about the company.
What should I wear for an interview at Fresenius Medical Care?
Typical interview attire.
Typical wear
clean, proper fitting nice clothes. Not dressy, but professional.
What is the turn over rate of employees how ling do people stay? Is there a visible career path?
Time on job, skill level, experience, and certifications do not matter for career paths. Knowing how to "polish the appple" or doing your time on nights tend to be attributes that help your resume gain traction. Employee retention was formerly tracked as a monthly goal. It is no longer tracked as a monthly goal, and therefore appears to be unimportant.
Dead end job
people stay in my experience 2-4 years
How's the morale at Fresenius Medical Care?
Poor.
Poor.
Does Fresenius Medical Care drug test or do a background check?
Yes for pre-employment after you have an offer extended.
Both
What unique perks and benefits does Fresenius Medical Care provide?
Their provision of benefits is average, not unique. More perks and benefits have been reduced or discontinued than added over the last few years.
Nothing unique, and mostly subpar
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Fresenius Medical Care asks?
That 5 year goal question that puts so much emphasis on goals instead of an individual's values to important things like integrity, dependability, and loyalty.
5 year plan stuff
Why work for Fresenius Medical Care?
Convenient commute and adequate paid time off.
Convenient commute and good vacation accrual. Do not pay people what they're worth.
How long do the interviews usually take at Fresenius Medical Care?
Typical 15-30 minutes.
30-45 minutes
How would you compare interviewing at Fresenius Medical Care to other places you've interviewed?
Similar. Interviews for anything are your opportunity to sell yourself as a candidate worthy of said opportunity, nothing more, nothing less.
standard
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Fresenius Medical Care?
4 shift supervisors, 2 shop supervisors, and 1 director. Heard back in less than a week.
Clinic manager. about a week
What benefits does Fresenius Medical Care provide?
Same as most employers of this size: health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, life insurance,etc.
What do people at Fresenius Medical Care think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Most don't even know who the CEO is.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Fresenius Medical Care?
Pay people what they're worth, fill leadership roles with people of integrity, and recognize and pay for those who excel, not exist.
What's the office vibe like at Fresenius Medical Care?
Poor leadership, favoritism, and unrepresenting management.
How's the work life balance at Fresenius Medical Care?
Adequate.
How does Fresenius Medical Care make decisions around promotions?
It's who you know, not what you know. Your skill set, your experience level or time on the job, your certifications, your outstanding performance reviews, and your attendance are irrelevant unless you rub elbows with the right person.
How's the vacation policy at Fresenius Medical Care?
Adequate, but recently downgraded to terminate the top two paid time off accrual levels based on years of service to the company.
What are the team outings like at Fresenius Medical Care?
Expensive and catering to the requests of a few survey respondents, not the majority.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Fresenius Medical Care?
Separation of ones personal and professional life is required to be the best you can be for your company and your family.
How do you feel about going to work at Fresenius Medical Care everyday?
Disengaged and uninvolved. Tired of favoritism, and poor supervision and leadership.
How's the feedback process at Fresenius Medical Care?
They use surveys for feedback, but ultimately lag in presenting detailed results of said surveys.
What kind of people succeed at Fresenius Medical Care?
Holders of bachelor degrees, and "associates" of upper management.
How secure do you feel at your job at Fresenius Medical Care?
Less now, than 5 years ago.
How do you feel about Fresenius Medical Care's future?
Unsure.








