Hit or Miss Company | Typical Corporate Job
Pros
- Team dynamics may vary— but, I was fortunate to work with a lot of talented and kind people on my side of campus! - My manager was the best one that I’ve had. Easy to talk to whenever you needed any sort of guidance or support for your work. - Everyone is supportive. - Beautiful campus. - Cafeteria meals are great. You just have to pay for it yourself. Including the Starbucks coffee.
Cons
Challenges vary from department to department... As much as Premera is trying to catch up with the times, there are moments you’ll see just how dated their operations are in some areas. For example, many people and myself found it really hard to voice our opinions to upper management. There’s a lot of corporate culture nonsense to work through just so that your feedback can get to the right manager/director/president. And you’re likely not going to be able to provide that feedback yourself. Another important point to mention is the way the company adapted to COVID-19. It showed a lot about how much they cared about employees. During the first 2 months of the pandemic, many of us were at home without proper equipment besides our laptops. No assistance to access proper chairs, desks, supplies from our desks was provided. We were told that we had to just use what we had at home until they figure things out. They later offered credits to give employees access to food delivery, but that was poorly marketed around the company and barely any of us knew that we had that perk.
