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
3.0
May 8, 2017

Rigorous Background Check

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. Company culture is ok, if not a little disorganized. The company has a great on-boarding process; and it's apparent that employees do matter here, to a certain extent. But depending on your specific department, middle management can tend to be extremely unprofessional.

Cons

Middle management is a glorified version of a babysitter. If you're expecting a career path, you'd better not rely on middle management, as they tend to oppress innovation and stifle your growth. Exempt (salary) employees are held accountable to a strict 8 hour schedule, despite the company wide weigh/grade scale between NonExempt vs Exempt employees for yearly reviews. Exempts are weighed 0% on "Reliability", per company standards, but if you're unfortunate enough to land yourself a babysitter of a manager, you'll be reprimanded (publicly) just the same. Because you're dealing with healthcare laws and regulations (i.e., HIPA, PHI, etc.), expect to be hindered by lots of bureaucratic red tape.

2.0
Oct 30, 2015

Numbers over people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very reasonable benefits including health insurance

Cons

numbers driven, matrix environment and people are uncooperative. No teamwork no one to ask questions of, unresponsive co-workers.

3.0
Jun 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The people I work with, great teamwork. Job flexibility and schedule. Benefits. Get to learn many different things about healthcare. Good stepping stone.

Cons

Impossible for well qualified employees to move up. Weak pay and raises.

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