Zero job security no matter how hard you work, favoritism, zero visibility on hiring or salary decisions, tedious redundant work, overwhelmed by coaching 500+ (I’ve sense learned that number is drastically increasing :) participants at a time so no time to be a true coach and actually help people in a significant way, poor pay given they want college graduates and dietitians (low 40’s)
Review:
I joined Omada as a contract health coaching in January 2020. It has a very open work culture and managers do not micromanage so that was a definite plus for me. This is a good job for someone who enjoys flexibility and autonomy in the work. The messaging can get a bit tedious/redundant (80 reach outs per day), but the job itself is not very stressful.
On the downside, the position was temporary with a chance rehire but no real clarity on why who is rehired and who is not. Some coaches were rehired for July and I was not one of them. It was big disappointment considering I was always given positive feedback and told I was an excellent coach along with having excellent surveys. There was no transparency about who was rehired and why, which leads me to believe it comes down to nepotism and favoritism. Also, salaries are low (early 40’s) with no explanation for how the salary works, why you are offered that salary, and minimal opportunity for pay raises the work culture was nice but I was disappointed to have worked so hard and have none of my hard work recognized but upper management. I would not return because of that. It seems that favoritism may be underlying the hiring decisions. There’s a lot of talking and smiling but no real follow through or effort to keep you on even if you work your heart out, so don’t work too hard. Omada will not appreciate it because the bottom line is the only thing that matters to them.
