Leadership is so clueless - Anonymous employee CipherHealth Employee Review

1.0
Jan 21, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Some peers are excellent - some genuinely smart and nice people that you get to work with. -Mostly zero-premium health insurance. -Flexible work environment.

Cons

-No industry experience - executive leadership doesn't have industry experience and it shows, which negatively affects the company and business outlook. -Senior leaders and above - a lot of them have created a toxic environment and try to take credit for others' achievements. Problems go completely unaddressed - issues that would have been major infractions at a normal company with proper disciplinary action processes in place. -Leadership - they don’t have a clue what they’re doing. Zero vision, zero strategy. They try to find a golden goose every year to chase after. It’s different every year and they are just throwing spaghetti on a wall. -Death by powerpoint: be prepared to create a lot of pretty slides for no good reason. I've never seen a company so obsessed with turning everything into a powerpoint presentation. They say it's for "alignment," but it's to fill the time and build a facade that the leaders know what's going on. If they spent that time wisely to create a real strategy and execution roadmap, they’d be winning. -Challenge of working here: you will be really challenged in your role, but not in a good way. It’s the kind of challenge you experience when your managers have no clue what they’re doing, so you have to do their job for them and feed them ideas. Most of them don’t know how to execute on anything and they just talk a lot and try to use big words, meanwhile blaming employees for poor execution. They are not fooling any one and the company culture is suffering because people see through this.

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5.0
Sep 6, 2023
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Pros

Great team and culture. Caring leadership, lots of potential. Great benefits, fully remote

Cons

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1.0
Jul 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy

Cons

Excessive Meetings & High Turnover The company schedules numerous meetings that disrupt workflow and don’t always add value. This, combined with high employee turnover, creates an unstable environment where projects are constantly in flux. Frequent Reorganizations Job title changes occur without proper notice, leading to confusion and uncertainty. These frequent shifts, coupled with quarterly layoffs, leave employees feeling insecure about their roles. Toxic Work Environment The culture has become increasingly toxic, with a focus on reprimands instead of constructive feedback. Many employees operate on edge, which negatively impacts morale and productivity. Inconsistent Treatment of Employees While performance reviews may include praises and there's no formal performance improvement plan in place, it is disheartening that good employees are still let go. This inconsistency contributes to a feeling of instability and unfairness. Lack of Bonuses The absence of bonuses stems from the company's unrealistic objectives, which often seem designed to avoid financial rewards for employees, creating frustration and disillusionment. No Clear Growth Strategy There is a noticeable absence of a coherent strategy for sustainable business growth. Constant cost-cutting measures and position eliminations appear to be attempts to artificially boost financials rather than fostering genuine progress. Deterioration of Workplace Culture Once considered a great place to work, CipherHealth now suffers from a declining atmosphere, contributing to employee dissatisfaction and increased turnover.

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