Centene reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(6,091 total reviews)
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Sarah London

68% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Centene has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,091 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Centene employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Jul 4, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities for advancement. Decent wages but you may have to fight for a fair wage once you are promoted from within.

Cons

Crabs in the barrel mentality, resources are limited. While there are some great people working for the company, they are often overshadowed by those who are allowed to take credit for the work of others. Reporting any complaint to HR is a joke and often results in retaliation. My vacation time was spent constantly working. Never could disengage from work. The health plans are run autonomously and there is little- to -no connection with the specialty companies if they choose not to .

2.0
Jun 28, 2017

Call us Healthnet

Recommend
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Pros

- Hours - PTO - Pay (if you negotiate appropriately) - Schedule - No accountability, you can suck at your job and it not matter. Only way you are getting let go is if they downsize an area.

Cons

- Human Resources is awful - Promotion system is complete trash. You promote one level at a time, which is fine. But if your next level is Manager and you haven't demonstrated leadership skills you should not be promoted to manager. - Growing so fast they don't have time to do things right. Just get it done and we will fix it later - Managers & supervisors are never available, most are not good leaders to begin with. - Odd hiring practices. I have seen highly qualified people turned away and low level gas station cashiers hired. - Managers and supervisors run in "clicks". You have a better chance of doing well if you are a butt kisser than a steady top performer. - Main concern is climbing the Forbes list - CEO lies or plays dumb during Q & A portion of all employee meetings - technology is way past its expiration date

3.0
Jun 27, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

a good colleague here and there that you could trust. decent pay. full time hours. great insurance benefits.

Cons

cliques. you could tell who was teacher's pet. HR seems to be fully invested in kissing the backside of management. I had read reviews on working here prior to accepting the position (which, sadly, I was expected to accept THE DAY IT WAS OFFERED. Because, of course, you are to show respect only to your new boss. They aren't invested in any of the professional relationships you have and therefore don't understand what giving notice even means.) And I was told to run, don't look back, et cetera. And I thought perhaps it was all because of some disgruntled ex-employees who couldn't run amock. Little did I know the reviews were _solid_. You'll only survive in this mess if you're ok with things proverbially blowing up all around you. If you are good at turning the other cheek, you're gonna go far, kid.

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