Disappointing experience - Category Manager Vizient Employee Review

2.0
25 Oct 2024
Recommend
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Pros

PTO is generous Decent 401(k) matching

Cons

I had really high hopes when I joined the company and at first it seemed like a great culture and clear goals. But overall it’s a constantly chaotic environment, with re-orgs and layoffs every few months. C-suite seems completely ignorant of how to communicate change and they do not seem to have a real vision for the future. Middle managers are burned out and discouraged, leading to apathy and disengagement and thus very poor day to day leadership. Meanwhile, front line staff have a 40-hr a week job but easily 70 hours of responsibility. I am constantly overwhelmed and rarely receive the training or support I need to be successful. I feel certain my job will be eliminated sometime in the next 18 months as that is the general culture in the company, so I’m not especially motivated to give it my all. This used to be a highly desired place to work, but if you’re searching, I’d keep looking. Now is not the time to step on this roller coaster unless you thrive on stress and constant change.

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5.0
26 June 2026
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Pros

Fantastic leadership always willing to help you grow in your career and skillset!

Cons

None that I can think of.

3.0
11 Apr 2026
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Pros

Good company culture from c-suite down. Genuine care for employees as people with families. We work hard and the vast majority of coworkers and leaders are fantastic.

Cons

In 2025 Vizient fully restricted virtual employees from being promoted and from making any lateral moves. All impacted employees were hired BEFORE this policy was enacted. I was hired at the beginning of 2021 as a virtual employee with the expectation of occasional travel for on-site team and project/client meetings. Now, with the forcing of all employees back to the office, they’ve also restricted virtual roles. Prior to this policy enactment, we were NEVER told our roles could be restricted one day. Now, if we want to apply for lateral or promotional roles we have to move to a city of Vizient’s requirement (Dallas/Chicago primarily). This is extremely unfair. Families can start and roots put down in 4 years. Now, if I want or am recommended for a promotion I have to unexpectedly and without any prior expectation set, uproot my family and our lives to a congested city so I can commute 2-hours roundtrip to be in the office THREE (3) days a week as required by the in-office requirement and take VIRTUAL CALLS from a cubicle. Nothing about this is fair or makes sense. Even with employees being required to be in-office, they just stay half a day or less. Why do this to everyone? Are you planning to lay off all virtual employees?

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