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Express Scripts

Acquired by The Cigna Group

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Express Scripts reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(3,491 total reviews)
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Tim Wentworth

58% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Express Scripts has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,491 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Express Scripts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Mar 5, 2015

This place is a hot mess.

Recommend
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Pros

So far, my meager weekly check has never bounced and I did get and equally meager raise. I'll try not to spend it all at one place.

Cons

Where do I begin? Middle and upper management is so far removed from the realities of the actual job and the staff that performs it.They foster a hostile work environment by blaming and shaming staff for issues completely out of their control. Supervisors aren't supposed to foster development and growth of their team members. Instead, they are to be MIA for 2/3 of their shift blowing smoke up each other's can while kissing up to our painfully inept management. Upward mobility is a myth. Moving to another department cannot happen. Transfers to other sites are also not allowed. Raises are insulting. Getting a good quality score is an absolute crap shoot. The metrics used to gage productivity is shoddy at best, it can be, and is, manipulated by staff to gain better pay raises (still never above 3% so I don't know why they bother.) Budgets are blown on stupid campaigns like "March Madness" and equally childish distractions (that $ could have been someone's raise!) Real issues are kept from people high enough to make changes (though it's obvious progress is of no concern of theirs or they would make themselves visible and available and know of all goings on.) Threats and intimidation are the default management style of middle management and their lacky supervisors. Certain people are not to be contacted EVER without prior approval from Sr. Management, lest you feel the wrath of a good tongue lashing for daring to bring legitimate concerns to VPs and HR. The list goes on and on.

1.0
Jan 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits, including paid time off accrual

Cons

The CEO needs a semester at charm school - he's a stumbling, ad libbing mess in front of his employees. And he's unable to handle a merger - if this co. ever purchases yours, run away. Performance reviews are an absolute joke - just a tick mark on a manager's checklist, yet the CEO insists it sorts the good from the bad. And communication with employees is simply awful; they distribute plenty of slogans, apparent pats on the back, and glossy web pages with smiling faces; but real info is never disseminated in any formal way. What Fortune 25 company loses top execs after less than a year - and never announce it internally!

1.0
Jan 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good 401k with company matching, pretty good benefits, PTO accrues quickly (good luck using it), good bonus potential, nice colleagues from both legacy companies.

Cons

OVERWORKED! I haven't worked less than a 60 hour week in over a year. The culture at ESI has become insanely toxic and the morale among staff is at an all time low. In 18 months,15 employees in my immediate department have resigned. That's 15 people out of about 45.....in less than two years!! Management can not and should not be trusted at ESI. They are only looking to save their own jobs, and will do and say anything in order to do so. It's a shame because this company could be great, but I don't see things improving anytime soon. The lack of work/life balance, the constant lay offs and the adversarial culture at ESI can only mean things will get worse.

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