Does CalOptima pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CalOptima employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CalOptima. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CalOptima?

47% of CalOptima employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CalOptima 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CalOptima?

Customer Service Representative (6) , Management (5) , Manager (5) , Medical Case Manager (4) , PDR Specialist (4) , Program Assistant (4) , Analyst (3) , Anonymous (3) , Director (3) , Grievance and Appeals Specialist (3) , Pharmacy Technician (3) , Case Management (2) , Claims Representative (2) , Executive Assistant (2) , Financial Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at CalOptima according to real employee reviews?

"CalOptima has really great Benefits!" ((in 58 reviews)); "Some people are nice and skilled at their duties." ((in 13 reviews)); "Pay is decent for the role" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Collaborative coworkers." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CalOptima according to real employee reviews?

"The pay gaps are huge, and they don’t hire from within but rather allows management to bring their friends over." ((in 12 reviews)); "Time, Salaries, Culture, Bad, Communication" ((in 6 reviews)); "The CEO has no involvement in running this company." ((in 5 reviews)); "Assistant was incompetent and needed more training herself." ((in 4 reviews)); "Most employees are hourly, not salaried, and pay is decent but certainly not competitive" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed CalOptima locations?

Orange , Garden Grove , Brea , Fullerton , Irvine , Orange , Jordan

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CalOptima reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)

Richard Sanchez

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

175 reviews

2.0

Jul 6, 2023

Great Benefits

Human resources specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are helpful; provide pension and pay less for health benefits.

Cons

Dishonest new HR Management. Prior to that there was a capable, knowledgeable and good HR team.

5.0

May 12, 2023

Well organized!

Personal care coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At the time, I loved my team and manager! Busy job but never bored

Cons

It always depends on the team you are hired for and the program in my opinion

5.0

May 5, 2023

Recovery

Claims recovery specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love my job so far

Cons

There is no cons I like the job

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