A noble but frustrating place to work - IT Analyst Duke Health Employee Review

3.0
13 Jun 2008
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Pros

Duke is a great place to work if you have a family. You start with 7 weeks of time off per year! They are very understanding of personal needs, and as the largest private employer in the state, there is great room for career growth. Also, when you are successful, you really feel like you have helped people in need.

Cons

In my division (Duke Health Technology Solutions), no one can be terminated. period. And unfortunately, there is a lot of incompetence at both the analyst and management levels.The fighting between the Associate CIOs is both public and disheartening. This is the most siloed organization I have ever been in. The real tragedy is we forget that we are a patient-care organization.

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5.0
20 Mar 2026
Anonymous temporary employee
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Pros

Great working environment and supportive staff

Cons

Nothing I can think of at this time

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Duke Health Response
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Thank you for your kind words about Duke Health the culture, and most of all the people that make our health system great. We are happy to have your partnership in advancing health together!
3.0
1 Jun 2026
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Pros

It's a pretty good starting point if you are wanting to get your foot in the door working on the administrative side of healthcare. Engaging with patients can be very rewarding and if you enjoy customer service (especially hospitality or food service) this can be a great role that feels similar to interacting with patrons, but you don't have to work weekends, there's very good benefits, and you don't have to work 12 hours a day.

Cons

There are a lot of issues both with Duke Hospital and the Eye Center itself. Duke University Hospital is on the college campus so you will have to pay for parking. You aren't paid well, even with the $20 minimum wage increase, it's still only about $40,000/year but with having to pay for parking... even the cheapest garage at $95 a month, that's $1,140 a year gone from your check. There is no "free" parking even close to the hospital, so they really screw you there. The Eye Center has struggled with processes in the clinic and management is run ragged. There are too many employees that don't care much for the job they are doing and Duke makes it incredibly difficult to hold those employees accountable and for management to make proper layoffs.

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