CalOptima reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)

Richard Sanchez

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

CalOptima has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CalOptima employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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175 reviews
1.0
Apr 14, 2014

Everyone is on the take

Anonymous employee
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Pros

great employees and environment on the staff level

Cons

incompetent leadership, just do some research; they failed their last audit due to that/negative review. leadership is more worried about watching their own back and their own job security than getting the job done. If you are overqualified this is Not the place for you PLUS dont even think about getting your foot in the door to move up...they DO Not hire internally. And Pay! They used to be at least competitive; these new people in HR are cutting salaries left and right. As well NEVER go to HR with issues or problems; they will ensure you will be laid off or the first one out when the time approaches... HR is very LAZY un-proactive, always spinning the blame back on the employee. THIS IS A TYPICAL ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS WHERE EVERYONE IS ON THE TAKE; MUST PLAY THE CORPORATE GAME OR YOUR TIME WILL BE LIMITED

3.0
Apr 30, 2013

Eye opener to backstabbing dirty politics

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are pretty good. Retirement plan is also pretty good.

Cons

Have to be able to play dirty politics really well and basically grease the palms of the executive staff and human resource department. Consistent excuses for low wage and for well qualified individuals to move up. Open door policy is nothing more than joke and you pay a hefty price for pointing out things that are ethically wrong.

3.0
Jun 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good resume builder, you get the opportunity to work on lots of different projects, since the organization is small, you get visibility and expsoure to upper management. The benefits are awesome and very affordable. Some very smart people work here.

Cons

Somewhat of a government company means that there is a lot of red tape that needs to be addressed before actually getting something done (advisory committee vetting, board approval, etc). Some of the Exec team members are ruthless and have very poor management styles. Problem is everyone knows it and no one is brave enough to do anything about it. Overall, not a super friendly group. Lots of politics. Be careful who you trust.

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