Outdated Leadership Style - Senior Business Systems Analyst Centene Employee Review

2.0
Oct 3, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of challenging work and opportunities to move around the company. Location is very central. Pay is good and comparable to other managed care insurance companies. Cafeteria in the Clayton, MO building. Gym in the Clayton, MO building.

Cons

Long hours and it's revolving door of employees. Outdated leadership style and has the "this is the life you chose" attitude about long work hours. No work/life balance. No flex time or work from home. They care more about degrees than years of experience, so there is a cap on promotions if you do not have at least a bachelors degree.

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3.0
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Pros

I loved the work and for 6 years was happy with what I did. I knew I made a difference and did my job well. Not many has the same skill set I did and there was always work to do.

Cons

1. It's an old white boys club. I say that as a white individual. It sucks that's how MFN rolls. They say they value diversity but they don't. They will have a token diverse person in an exec role but they're there to be a face, not make any changes or impact. 2. They pay really well but that hurts when you leave. 3. They layoff the good people and keep the undereducated white males. Why? See #1 above. 4. They don't want you if you are female and over 40. Think I'm lying? See the number of females 40+ who got hit in the January "reorganization." 5. HR is a joke. Talent acquisition couldn't find their rear ends with both hands and a map. So many excuses on why they didn't do their jobs. 6. MFN said the HealthNet employees needed to learn the Centene way and the Centene way would prevail. He lied. 7. They never entertained the idea of working from home. At all. Even a 25% WFH option would cut costs and improve morale.

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