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A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us. read more
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VCA 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 VCA

people tend to lean on intuition rather than performance

Posted 8 days ago

I'm forced to work in multiple different departments every night. That's not what I signed up for and I deserve to be paid more for it

Posted 15 days ago

Medical knowledge instead of retail

Posted a month ago

Dedicated individuals who come to work every day, give it their all to help clients+pets regardless of the unfair compensation that they get in return. My current wage where I work is $18.62/hr, min wage in BC is $17.85/hr. Living wage in BC is average of $35.58/hr. Make that make sense. It doesn't

greedy - only care about their higher ups

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What it's like to work at VCA

  • VCA employees generally work 9.7 hrs a day
  • Employees at VCA report the work pace is extremely fast
  • 62% of VCA employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
  • VCA employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
  • 24% of VCA employees report they are happy with their work life balance
  • VCA employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a year
  • 66% of VCA employees call their work environment negative

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • VCA employees rate their overall benefits a D and most of them think the perks are Good. 50% of VCA employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 10-15 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is less than $500/mo.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 57% of the same employees also feel like VCA is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at VCA.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • VCA employees rate their manager a F or 43/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (50%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • VCA employees rates their pay and overall compensation a D- or 45/100. 28% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 44% of employees get raises every year.

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14% of VCA employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 13% are neutral and 73% would not recommend working at VCA to their friends.

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