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Blue Shield Of California

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Blue Shield Of California reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,048 total reviews)

Mike Stuart

59% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Blue Shield Of California has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,048 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Shield Of California employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Feb 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good work/life balance - great location - leaders and employees are mission-driven to make healthcare more affordable; committed to do the right thing - small enough to have an impact but big enough to have a good network for projects

Cons

- hierarchical - decision-making is made at the top - perfectionistic environment - no incentives for innovating or taking risks - low tolerance for conflict and confrontation limits opportunities for useful debate and feedback

3.0
Feb 15, 2011

Great People

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really competent staff who want to do the right thing

Cons

Lack of trust of leadership

1.0
Feb 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, 401K, Starting Pay Grade, Great health care/medicare experience. Paid time off, friendly staff, excellent facilities. Excellent opportunity for temp worker to become permanent.

Cons

Favoritism, Selective rule enforcement, No advancement opportunities no matter how much you learn, Seniority rules all regardless of job knowledge. Its not what you know, its who you know...

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