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    51%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.1(112 ratings)
    Career development
    2.7(112 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.7(112 ratings)
    Management
    2.7(112 ratings)
    Working environment
    2.8(112 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.2(112 ratings)
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    1.0
    Theatre Registered Nurse
    Feb 2026
    Modbury Heights SA 5092Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Continuous bad behaviour by the same staff members, very unprofessional Management bad
    The good thingsGot to know two good friends
    The challengesBad management skills peri operative manager very unsupportive
    2.0
    Administrative Staff
    Jan 2026
    Adelaide SA 50007 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Look elsewhere, it's not worth the angst
    The good thingsFriendships with some lovely people. Work-life balance
    The challengesPay is woeful. Salary increases in EBA inadequate. Nepotism, micro-managing and jobs for mates is rife. Brown nose and you'll go a long way. If not, you can guarantee you will be overlooked, ignored and made uncomfortable until you leave.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Technical Officer
    Oct 2025
    Murray Bridge SA 5253Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Ruined working in healthcare for me. There is no support for staff members, they care more about their stats and reaching quotas.
    The good thingsNothing, literally nothing. Did not get trained, manager more concerned about reaching their stats each month rather than taking into accound the staff members wellbeing. NO OHS measures put into place as well. I had inquired about that.
    The challengesManagement! Terrible management, they expect staff to go above and beyond but fail to ensure their staff are taken cared of.
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Maintenance Officer
    Mar 2025
    Strathalbyn SA 52551 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    They preach about caring for staff and do the exact opposite.
    The good thingsI worked with some great people.
    The challengesWhat a disgraceful employer. The management team rely on fear and intimidation to hide their own embedded incompetency. Staff are too afraid to speak up for fear of repercussions. Staff are made to feel guilty about the state of the budget, whilst management relentlessly blow tax payers money.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Technical Officer
    Aug 2024
    Adelaide SA 5000
    SA Pathology is a horrible place to work.
    The good thingsUnfortunately, I did not find anything good about SA Pathology. I had a negative experience overall.
    The challengesConstantly understaffed. They want their employees to learn everything about the job so that they can make them work as hard as possible. No opportunities are provided for younger people. Many old people are sitting there for 30 years doing nothing, just because they are experienced.
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    admin
    Mar 2024
    Adelaide Airport SA 5950
    Bureaucratic, make-work monstrosity.
    The good thingsNone. Absolutely nothing.
    The challengesWorking with long-time, entrenched staff with little insight into their own behaviour and how they present to others. Contemptuous attitude towards policymakers and constituents that all aspects of public health are beyond criticism because anyone could require healthcare at some point in their lives. "White Ribbon" workplace where respect and consideration are entirely one-way streets.
    5 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Phlebotomist
    Mar 2024
    Gawler East SA 5118Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    the company is always improving and making changes, it is a reward job, but has it challenges, sometimes it just about being that ear for someone as well as doing your job. I wouldn't change it for the world.
    The good thingsi love working for SA path the manger has got better over the time i have been here and they are very understanding there is always work and chance to work at different site and do different hours which makes it flexible
    The challengesit is always busy no matter what site you're at you will not always have people who are happy to be there, and you have people who have gone through some hard challenges and sometimes all they want is a person to listen.
    1.0
    Witheld
    Nov 2023
    Adelaide SA 5000
    Gas lighting is rife.
    The good thingsNothing. Worst place I've ever worked.
    The challengesHigh work demands and low pay.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Pathology Collector
    Oct 2023
    Adelaide SA 5000
    The new management of 2023 is a big joke
    The good thingsThe previous management is better than the current one
    The challengesThe new management of 2023 is the worse management ever. Toxic environment, everyone talks behind everyone's back. No profesionalism whatsoever. Do not waste your time and life working for them.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Disability Support Worker
    May 2023
    Paralowie SA 5108
    health industries is very flexible for work
    The good thingsI'm enjoy the work as carer
    The challengeswhen client just choose me for work,
    3.0
    Chief Cook
    Apr 2023
    Gumeracha SA 5233
    Excellent place to learn on the job and work with a great team of people.
    The good thingsGreat team to work with. Plenty of variety in tasks.
    The challengesStaff shortages, poor management, slow recruitment process
    1.0
    Talent Team
    Aug 2022
    Not best place to work in terms of growth, technologies and working culture.
    The good thingsThere is no good things about this company
    The challengesStakeholders and Direct Managers are unapproachable.
    4 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Social worker
    Mar 2022
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Great at times but no job security, management have no business sense.
    The good thingsThe people who you work with are really great, the pay is good.
    The challengesManagement have no idea how to run a business. Too many contracts developed a transient workforce with no stability. Don’t get on a contract as you will be on it forever with no job security.
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    One of care departments
    Feb 2022
    former employee
    Just a hierarchy aged care, not for residents to take care.
    The good thingsNone as a facility, but most people working there are nice.
    The challengesToo many management staff and a few floor staff
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Senior Data Analyst
    Jan 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Good company to work
    The good thingsGood work life balance
    The challengesless salary and less opportunity
    4.0
    Scientific Officer
    Apr 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great opportunity and experience/ role for a graduate or early career
    The good thingsGood people, interesting, high quality scientific investigation. Good support
    The challengesPolitics, budgets and negative/false media reports
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Mental Health Nurse
    Sep 2020
    former employee
    Management is a joke. Very unprofessional.
    The good thingsI liked most of the people in the team that I was working with. Enjoy interactions and delivering care to consumers.
    The challengesMANAGEMENT!! Unsupportive, calculating, just a number etc etc. Due to lack of management my workplace was an accident waiting to happen.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Analyst
    Apr 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role
    Look elsewhere if you can
    The good thingsPeople you work with but like any work place you'll find good people so this isn't that much of a positive
    The challengesPoor management. Zero career progression or development opportunities in the administrative stream. Complete and utter waste of time. Knowledge gets you nowhere, you're actually better off being useless. Seems to pay more
    7 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Registered Nurse
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Excellent organisation to wok for with excellent management & team.
    The good thingsSafe working environment & very supportive management with excellent team.
    The challengesThere is always some sort of challenges in any job, nothing extra challenges than usual.
    1.0
    Intensive Care Paramedic
    Mar 2020
    Waste of time
    The good thingsNothing what so ever, the worst organisation I’ve ever dealt with.
    The challengesThe senior management team are the most incompetent team I’ve ever encountered during a career that spans over 25 years.
    5 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Business Analyst
    Mar 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    An enjoyable personal development opportunity.
    The good thingsMy manager was excellent. He was competent and was an excellent communicator and good manager.
    The challengesAs a large agency performing a large range of services it was sometimes a little slow to receive approvals.
    2.0
    Registered Nurse
    Mar 2020
    The grass isn’t always greener
    The good thingsWeekend pay rates are a bonus
    The challengesManagement are difficult when it comes to fairness and open disclosure
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Nurse
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    More management support, better staff ratios.
    The good thingsMet some great supportive nursing staff.
    The challengesUnder staffed on some wards. Lack of action and support from management in regards to certain behaviours from some staff.
    1.0
    Business Analyst
    Mar 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Please avoid working at SA Health.
    The good thingsIt is a worst place to work, most of the employees are de motivated and jealous of contractors.
    The challengesvery short term contracts No streamlined hierarchy Politically motivated people, with bad intentions
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Administration Officer
    Dec 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Depressing and demoralising
    The good thingsMaxxia salary sacrifice
    The challengesMicromanagement by middle management including words they won't let me type here
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Administration Role
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Worst professional experience of my life.
    The good thingsSupportive Management, rewarding role.
    The challengesUnder funded, under resourced, slow to rectify major workplace issues (even when identified and acknowledged), expected to work under unsafe OHS & Infection control conditions.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Care Coordinator
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role
    Traumatic
    The good thingsGood pay and entitlements
    The challengesToxic working environment
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Manager
    Nov 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role
    Poor once intruded and taken over
    The good thingsNothing since all the old nursing women tried to take over everything
    The challengesUnprofessional - for all of us by the nurses
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Administration Role
    Nov 2019
    current employee
    Totally not prepated for such a toxic work environment
    The good thingsCar parking available
    The challengesnegative and aggressive environment allowed to go unchecked. the inability of management to address the negative culture. Ageist staff and being undervalued is frustrating. Lack of transparency Popularity wins positions not hard work and skills
    4 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Senior Project Officer
    Nov 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Best experience
    The good thingsNice working environment
    The challengesEvery one take time accept new work place ... but once you know how's business run . You will be fine to in SA Health.
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