Unrealistic Expectations - Network Engineer Sutter Health Employee Review

2.0
11 Mar 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Health Benefits, determined individuals, lots of new technology.

Cons

Working 16 to 18 hour days is the norm with constant escalations. Zero work-life balance, average engineer will work 65 to 75 hr work weeks. Very little accountability is taken from top senior leadership. Very cut throat, never know when your last day is, especially if you are a top performer. Knee jerk reaction is constant and measures will be put in place to make things difficult for you as well. It’s unfortunate to see engineers or managers/supervisors mentally and physically exhausted walking in the halls. They are only sticking it out because they are determined and wish things will get better. Unfortunately, it just gets worse. Approach with cation.

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5.0
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Pros

I love working for Sutter, they are a solid company offering competitive pay and benefits. The part I love the most is they promote making a career with them making it easier to show up an contribute every single day!

Cons

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3.0
11 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Leadership trainings, conferences, educational opportunities, Senior leadership seems to respond to employee feedback, Great organizational transparency and clarity around goals and direction, Front-line leadership receiving recognition more often, Fair (not amazing) compensation and benefits overall, Organization seems to be healthy and growing which is encouraging for job security and retention.

Cons

Unsustainable front-line leadership expectations, responsibilities, and tasks without providing support from supervisors or assistant managers specifically in San Francisco campuses, High burnout risk among front-line leaders which is continuing to increase, Growing list of contradicting or conflicting priorities. Patient experience scores have improved greatly in SF but patient quality/safety and employee satisfaction has become the apparent cost of that, Very unreasonable span of control for front-line leaders, i.e. way too many direct reports, Meeting metrics and KPIs at all costs is the message being received. Front-line leaders are left scrambling to reach the data points (regardless of the methods), to get there. In other words, we might be meeting the metrics and KPIs on paper, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the real purpose or reason behind those metrics is being performed. We’re just desperate to keep our jobs, The leadership culture in the last 6-9 months has shifted towards motivation through fear. Fear of losing our jobs or bonuses rather than motivation by providing actual daily support in doing our jobs and genuine concern and encouragement to succeed.

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