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

4.0

Jun 13, 2022

Good workplace

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly staff and helpful teammates

Cons

A Micromanagement job and very fast pace.

3.0

May 22, 2022

Should be better

Project analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits , work remote

Cons

Pay is substantially lower than it should be and all employees within reason should work remotely not partially unless in management

4.0

May 14, 2022

Great cultur

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits pension friendly people

Cons

Pay is not competitive enough

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