Lincare Holdings Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I was mostly my own boss. Only spent a few hours in the office, then was on the road seeing patients. Boss generally didn't care what I did as long as patients and accounts were happy and reports were turned in when due. The key is getting in with a good office.

Cons – No real advancement for clinicians. The only real opportunity was Regional Healthcare Specialists, which seemed like a lot of paperwork and reports. Very stingy with equipment. Often had to hustle and "borrow" form other branches.

Many employees claim they don't care about patients, but big business healthcare in general doesn't care about patients. I cared and made sure my patients got what they needed. That's all that mattered. If you weren't able to, you weren't trying hard enough.

The sales people they hire barely function as humans. It was a revolving door. They put them up in St. Louis or Clearwater for 2 weeks and they return just as dumb as before, then quit or get fired 2 months later.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop worrying about YOUR bonuses and car allowances and hire competent people. If you pay nothing you are going to get nothing in return.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than a year

Pros – Very little micromanaging, 2 weeks paid training in Tampa

Cons – Terrible base pay, horrendous upper management

Advice to Senior Management – Look after you employs and they'll be more likely to stick around.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than a year

Pros – Easy to get a job

Cons – Horrible company to work for. Extremely high turnover rate in each area. They don't pay their employees what they are worth and expect a lot. After over a year at Lincare I quit and since then they have had 3 managers, 2 sales reps leave.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Lincare is a stable company, especially during times of economic hardship. I worked in the warehouse, which is low-stress.

Cons – Being a warehouse position, the pay is low, and there is little room for growth. As a result, the turn-over rate is high, and motivation low.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat workers with respect, and offer more incentives to stay!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Lincare Holdings full-time for less than a year

Pros – Being able to help patients and provide a needed service

Cons – Management has no clue except trying to get their required numbers or quotas.. Training is unprofessional and most of the time just requires the employee to sign off stating training was done. Too much micro managing done by middle management. Presenting products and equipment falsely to patients. Not enough staff at each office.

Advice to Senior Management – Upper management needs to look closer at its middle management and the way they let a company such as Lincare become third class. Make sure the centers are clean and equipment up to date. You are dealing with human lives

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – *No shortage of job opportunities, because someone's always leaving!
*Possibility to stay with the same company if you move around the country.

Cons – *Reputation for revolving door of employees at all center positions is well deserved. In my 2 years: 2 Center Managers, 3 CSRs, 3 HCSs, 2 Sales Reps, and 4 drivers. After 2 years of service, I have more seniority than 19of 21 people in my immediate area.
*Huge ever-growing, ever-changing expectations at all positions - especially for the CM and the Sales Reps. (The moving target/flavor of the month syndrome)
*Equations for determining number of center employees equates to a skeleton crew, at best. This is the perfect recipe for disaster.
*Continual focus on numbers disallows any focus on patient's needs OR employee satisfaction.

Advice to Senior Management – Make positive decisions to invest some short-term profit back into the company. This includes hiring more staff! Set a long-term goal of making this company one of the most secure, profitable and respected companies in the industry. It would be better to make $100,000 for 25 years than to make $150,000 for 5 years and be out of business because you have no employees left.
It really is a shame that a company consistently making $250 MILLION profit PER QUARTER, has such poor resources and compensation.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than a year

Pros – all the overtime you want. Lincare is so chronically understaffed that they need thier employees to work all the hours they are will to.

Cons – OVERWORKED FOR LITTLE COMPENSATION! The pay is ridiculous. Sure overtime is avaliable but there is no work life balance so its just miserable

Advice to Senior Management – be more transparent. Lincare does not believe in training and developing thier employees, its all about getting by with the least amount of workers. Sad

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than a year

Pros – IF you get into a center that has good people you can survive this place a little longer than most.

Cons – Not enough pay for what is expected. This company only cares about the bottom line. Many times Customers are left with no service or waiting for someone who never shows. Billing is much more important than customer service. If you are looking for a Customer Service this is not for you. To hear people suffer and not get the service they deserve is heartbreaking. Lincare is always changing and buying out other local DME company's, which means your job is never secure because there are frequent management and employee changes. People get fired left and right along with others who have nervous breakdowns because of the pressure. Training? Stinks, they dont have a training program together. Even smaller company's have class room style training, It took over 6 months to get in most of the training that the company requires. Watch for those little slips of paper they have you signing and if you get written up once, that means there is a target on your back. They use "creative" firing methods very well and above all trust no one in this company.

Advice to Senior Management – Create a TEAM environment. This is a horrific and stressful place to work but if you can offer some relief and support people in your center will work harder for YOU. There is no recognition for anything done well and no rewards. Maybe its time to implement these. Local Newsletter? Company functions? None. What makes employees feel good about working for Lincare? Fundraising for the local community or showing that you care is nonexistent.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – free coffee and overtime work, if that is your thing.

Cons – I felt that they did not appreciate me as a valuable employee. There are too many cons to list. I have higher education, great skills and experience. I felt that everything was drained out of me. I was ready for the mental ward before I left Lincare. I felt a lot of fear while being employed there. I don't want to go into detail here for fear of being sued for being frank and honest. I am so happy with my new company. I never realized that this is how a company is supposed to treat it's human resources. A company should treat employees well if it wants to remain profitable and competitive.

Advice to Senior Management – You can run a car in the red for only so long before the engine blows up.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Lincare Holdings full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great company to learn the business and move on.

Cons – Too many to list. It's a shame.

Advice to Senior Management – Upper management should visit their office's. See how things are really run. Everything is left to a managers 'discretion'. Comical.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend