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CalOptima

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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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

175 reviews
3.0
Apr 16, 2021

Fine enough if you just need to pay the bills

Program manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good work life-balance for anyone not a Manager or above -Offers decent experience in health-plan setting to add to your resume -Work itself is non demanding; decent job if you're just looking to clock in and out -Offers 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off) for some positions

Cons

-Work itself is pretty boring - projects are not exciting or complex -Most employees are hourly, not salaried, and pay is decent but certainly not competitive -Leadership is not the best and brightest by any means - most don't seem to know the most basic principals of management or leadership -Technology and resources are way behind Not a place for career-minded folks

5.0
Jun 10, 2019

Structured

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is very structured and offers amazing benefits, CalPERS, PARS, and a 457i. Across the street are daily food vendors. Across the parking lot are The Outlets at Orange (formerly The Block).

Cons

Not really a con, but being a public agency and dealing with a lot of PHI, getting access to everything you'll need requires several days at the beginning.

5.0
Dec 1, 2017

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Landing a job at CalOptima was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made. The company does care about the employees and the pay and benefits are very good! I enjoy working at CalOptima and hope to stay until I can’t work no more.

Cons

No company is perfect. Some people at CalOptima are not good but overall and for the most part, most people are good and pleasant to deal with. At least in my department, we do have a very supportive team. If you’re looking for perfection, your living in a fool’s paradise! CEO and CFO need to go and that is the general consensus from a lot of people. They don’t seem to know how to manage the company properly and they could end up hurting the company. The previous CEO was amazing and knew how to keep the company on top of its game which really shouldn’t be hard to do because CalOptima is the sole MediCal and MediCare provider for Orange County. There’s no competition therefore, it shouldn’t be difficult for these executives to properly run it correctly. But they’re not the company and they can be gone at anytime. HR is a mess! People coming and going all of the time but again, it’s bad executives who keep HR is such chaos! But CalOptima is still a pretty great company to work for so don’t let bad executives and HR people keep you from working here.

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