Horrible First Job Out of College - Weight Loss Counselor Medifast Employee Review

1.0
12 May 2015
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Pros

I really don't have much positive other than my coworkers were great. It helped pay bills, but sadly not all of them. Really good benefits when it was a corporate center, not sure now that the DFW centers have been franchised.

Cons

It was an hourly position but they would routinely schedule you for 37 hours or less so you wouldn't get overtime. It doesn't seem like much, but 3 hours per weeks adds up!! Bills got tight! Upper management never had good communication with the independent Centers. I know they were recently franchised and I hope this has gotten better. Hired people with Kinesiology, Nutrition, and other health related degrees but had such a specified program that I couldn't use any of my skill set to assist customers. Got bonuses SOMETIMES but goals were set so high that it was basically unattainable. Also, I had no idea this counseling job would be 80% sales!! My training had zero information about nutrition and health and all to do with sales!! We spent only one day on counseling strategies.

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5.0
29 Jan 2026
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Pros

Medifast is in the midst of an exciting transition to helping people improve their metabolic health. People are dedicated to helping others and support each other amongst teams, which makes the hard work worthwhile.

Cons

The work is currently fast-paced to meet the changes in the market.

5.0
28 Jan 2026
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Pros

Supportive work environment, growth opportunities

Cons

The ethics of selling health programs can get fuzzy

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