Centene reviews

Terrible company culture where corporate employees openly express distaste for non-corporate employees, even to the the extent of delighting when a newbie can't hack the "Centene way" and wisely leaves to join a company with a more respectful and professional work environment. Reactions to people giving notice is typically "Centene isn't for everyone" and "another one bites the dust". It is ingrained in the company culture for leaders to get ahead by blaming others and throwing others under the bus (including their own staff), rather than be accountable for mistakes. DO NOT believe anyone who tells you there is great work/life balance (unless you think working 60+ hours every week 50+ weeks out of the year and still not keeping your head above water is balanced). Taking time off is a nightmare, because both before and after, you work 80 hours a week to catch up. There are very, very few pockets of the organization where work/life balance is obtainable. Immature and unprofessional leadership even at director and VP levels. Favoritism is rampant. If you don't work in Corporate or if you come from an acquired company, you are treated like dirt and are blatantly discriminated against (less favorable work and work loads; you are always assumed to be wrong and stupid, so you are constantly having to defend yourself; you are held accountable for following unproductive bureaucratic "standard" processes and constantly criticized for nit picky things that the favorites are not and your scheduled is micromanaged, even when you are an exempt employee working late every day and most weekends to try to keep from drowning; your questions or suggestions will be met with a condescending response IF you even get one). Forget about any blip of schedule flexibility and any telecommuting, they are not allowed, even on a small scale.

Healthcare Industry is a bit of a mess so the culture is constantly changing and direction/management can be unreliable. Hiring practice tends to be hire a bunch of temps, throw as much at them as you can and see which ones stick so the office culture is an exceptionally mixed bag of work ethics. Best metaphor I heard about the work culture, it feels like you're trying to build an airplane midflight. It can be exciting at times and chaotic at others. Rely too much on short term solutions vs long term.