MEDLAB Employer Reviews

Being out in the field working with Geriatric patients is very rewarding.
I love talking with my patients. I have learned that sometimes I am the only visitor my patients see. Management is not dependable, trust worthy or honest. I have seen 5 supervisors and 2 managers come and go in the past 2 1/2 years. My co-worker are great, I love them all. The – more... hardest part of my job is knowing how the company treats their employees and what we all go through day after day with no support from the company or management. I enjoy making a difference in every one of my patients life. I am very great at what I do and enjoy bringing confidence to the patients who have doubt and are afraid of getting their blood drawn. – less

This company has got to be the single most poorly run lab I have ever worked for. Management is non-existant and borderlines unethical. LONG hours, 300+ mile driving days, most times less than .25/mile paid for milage, on call hours are insane (Im talking regular shift 2am-11am then on call from 2pm-2am). Coworkers begin working well with eachother – more... until managemrnt mentally breaks them down and the backstabbing starts.

They want you to give up your life for less than $12.00 an hour. Poor pay raises and no praise given for good work but lots of criticism for mistakes.

If you value your sanity and vehicle steer clear of any jobs this company offers.

They are also well known for telling lies to get you to take the job and then changing everything once you start. – less

I would recommend MedLab to anyone. They offer excellent pay, benefits, hours, and the people are great.

Worst Company in the United States to work for they show no employee appreciation the raises are pathetic the cars are junk pass this company up an stay away i would of had a better living sitiation if i worked for McDonalds

Not only is my car about to blow up from driving it about 2 to 400 miles a work day on it. they have decided they need me to work 60-80 hours in one week. they do not treat employees well. they expect you to go for stats two hours away right before your shift is over. your treated like a robot no thought ideas anythings. your talked down too often even – more... when you say i know what your talking about you get a no i a shrub voice that repeats what you just said from there mouth so its somehow your wrong and there right. NEVER WORK HERE. – less

I started off my day by doing my morning nursing home route. I would then take my specimens back to the lab and process them. Then I would call my house call patients and go to their homes to draw and pick up specimens. Once a week I would be on-call for some routine and stat draws/pick ups.
My coworkers, for the most part, were helpful and caring. – more... Management was not on top of things too well, but tolerable.
The hardest part of the job was all the driving (500-1,000 miles week).
The most enjoyable part was learning to draw and learning about the tests. – less

In short...I feared for the patients lives! Everything is half done. The Indianapolis lab cuts corners all day long. They will cut your life short if you let them and if you speak up for yourself, team leads
will screw you later. I was asked to come in on my day off..I told them I had a doctor's appt, and I was told...girl you're health...cancel it – more... and come on in. In short...It's a detrimental place to work.

Watch out when you score them with the stars...it will fill more in than you put! – less

You drive 300-400 miles daily using your personal vehicle. After the engine blows up on the car they let you go. They don't pay well or compensate you for the repairs on your vehicle.

What can I say!!! That everyone hasn't already said. Well when I started this job they couldn't stress it enough that there will be a lot of driving and they were right there was a lot. (People really erk my nerves when they complain about the driving) They also said that overtime would be on short notice but failed to mention that everyday you had – more... to do overtime. People are starting work at 3am and they were still working at 3pm. It's also a joy to wake up and not know what homes you'll be servicing that day because they always changed it and you could never get a routine going. Most of your co workers are hard workers.... That is until they get promoted to team lead then they forget how to hold a needle or drive their car to help their day runners. They will over work you to the point where you want to break but you also have to know your limit and just say no not today. The manager will try to guilt you into doing extra work for her DON'T FALL FOR IT!!! Because trust me she won't go the extra mile for you. She is a nice and funny person but she can come off as disingenuous. They will put off helping you until your ready to walk out and there are 5 stats on the books. Then the manager will look at your mileage sheet and say you really didn't work too much to be so upset because you only drive 230. Not to mention you worked 12hrs with no lunch and no real break. – less

you can work alot and travel alot if u wish,alolt of driving loved the contact with the patients

job is very stressfull new management about 2yrs ago and the company is not in good shape

If you enjoy driving your own car over 300 miles a day then work here if not stay away they pay you nothing for the wear and tear on your car and you will NOT get money back on your taxes for fuel or other repairs. Way understaffed management what management there is no such thing here will never work at a place like this again. I could write a book – more... on the bull s*** of this company but they never paid me enough to keep my electric on so my final warning to anyone wanting to work here your better off going on welfare. – less

Not enough employees
No reward for working short and under staff all the time
management is very rude

Long hours, managers will call you anytime including PTO, family leave and weekends off to cover call offs, no call no shows or co-workers that make poor excuses not to work. Coworkers & myself have worked themselves into the ground & expected to visit & service homes with the flu/cold, fevers & the runs then written up when/if they call off. The company – more... attempts to service too many company's, house calls and expects too much from certain employees and not enough from others. Underpaid workers compared to national average, favoritism, management flat out lies. Will write you up for not returning a phone call on your afternoon night off/not on call. – less

Travel to various nursing facilities within Central Illinois obtaining blood samples from residents. The most enjoyable part of the job is interacting with elderly patients with whom you can learn alot from. The hardest part is driving close to 2,000 miles bi-wkly in your personal vehicle.

MEDLAB is the worst company EVER to work for. I worked for them for FIVE years and regret every day of it. It's even worse now that they the a Co Director who does not know what she is doing at all in the billing dept. and a new billing supervisor who is a push over by all of the employee's and does not know what she is doing at all either, it's pretty – more... bad when you have a problem the supervisor should be able to help you fix, but neither of them can't and you have a senior rep who is never there, she use's FMLA for everything even if it does not cover what she is out for. and then you put in your 2week notice, and them tell you not to come back the same week you not to come back the same week you are dealing with a death in your family....WHAT A GREAT COMPANY...LMAO DO NOT WORK THERE KEEP LOOKING YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING BETTER, medlab is only a stepping stone to get experice and more on..

AND THE PAY SUCKS I WORKED THERE FOR 5YRS AND ONLY MADE 12.??AN HR AND THE NEW PEOPLE STARTED AT 12.50 OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO PAY YOU, AND YOU ONLY GET A 2% PAYRAISE IF YOUR LUCKY!! – less

I truly enjoyed working with almost everyone I came into contact with at work. There was/is a high turnover rate so we were constantly meeting new people. The work was relatively easy but just in big quantities expected to be done in a small time frame. The benefits aren't great, expensive healthcare, no match for 401k, and no holidays off unless scheduled – more... way ahead of time. It is 24/7/365 job. Keep your business to yourself, if not, everyone will know. It is a good place to get some experience. Use it as a platform to spring forward. – less

I really like the job the people are nice and i enjoy what i do. I have learned alot about patient care and am very good at using the computer. The hardest part is just learning how to multy task so you can get alot done in little time

I absolutely love being a phlebotomist and at one point in time loved being a phlebotomist at Medlab, but many things have changed and they fulfill very few of their promises. My immediate supervisors are incredible people and try very hard to do so much with what little the company will give them. The company continuously says there is always ways – more... to advance but that is just untrue. very few opportunities open up and they almost refuse to create any new positions even when one is needed. They prefer to work short staffed than to hire people which in turn stresses out the current employees. Also they do not want to pay their employees fair wages. you could have 20 years experience walking in the door and the most they will offer you is $12.00 per hour. you could be their best employee, or save accounts for them and the company will not recognize you in any way and if you expect monetary compensation forget about it. Most of the other employees you work with are good people but you have the few that get away with murder by doing nothing and they continue to hold their jobs. The biggest problem there is that they refuse to pay people what they are worth, they overwork their employees and expect more and more out of them daily without wanting to pay them. – less

They dont have good benefits at all. They dont treat their employees fair. They have no consideration for emergencies and you get penalized even if you get in a car accident and cant make it to work. The work environment is very strict and they dont reward employees for good work or going above and beyond. The work flow is heavy but we still managed – more... to go above our target goal each month while i was at the company. Overall, its a last resort job. – less