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Blue Shield Of California

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Toxic and Uneducated. Think They Know What They Are Doing But They Don't. - Anonymous employee Blue Shield Of California Employee Review

1.0
Jun 20, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Some really good people work there that start out wanting to make a difference. Over time though, they are ground down and simply are there for a paycheck. I've seen it time and time again over the two years I was there.

Cons

- They bleed money. Waste money, wasting time, and resources taking forever to do anything. Things that should take a month takes six months or longer. They cycle on decisions and don't decide, or reinvent different ways to to the exact same work. Lots of spinning. - Nepotism runs rampant. You have to watch what you say, even if not critical, but pointing out a different view, because chances are your colleague is related to a manager, director, etc. - Uneducated workforce thinks they know how to do something, but you learn quickly, they really don't. Failures abound, but nothing changes. - Management doesn't do anything to fix slackers. Hands tied due to GPTW survey. Managers are scared of bad, but honest reviews, yet then hand out serious repercussions if a poor, yet honest review comes through. - Managers take credit for their reports' work. THIS is rampant and they get accolades that are undeserved. - I can go one, but will stop here.

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Pros

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