Wellmark is an Employer of Choice! - IT Manager Wellmark Employee Review

5.0
Feb 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I’ve been gainfully employed in corporate America for almost 40 years. Almost half of those years have been spent at Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield. When doing a comparative analysis of my work experiences between different companies, I can say, without hesitation, Wellmark is the best company I’ve ever worked for! Wellmark has a very inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace culture. In essence, Wellmark is committed to being the type of company where each employee is important, respected, and feels a sense of belonging. Furthermore, with its liberal tuition reimbursement program and an employee initiative to be the “CEO of your own career”, Wellmark demonstrates its longstanding commitment to be invested in employee development both inside and outside of Wellmark. Wellmark also has outstanding benefits in terms of career development and advancement opportunities, free parking in a covered parking garage, fitness facility, great healthcare coverage, competitive pension plan, paid time off, and a 401K program with matching employee contributions. Wellmark has managers and leaders who are transparent and who genuinely care about the employees they lead! Wellmark also deeply values the customer and their experience and has developed strategic objectives specifically geared toward enhancing and improving the experience of the customers that they serve! In sum, Wellmark offers a great product because it is a great company supported by great employees! Wellmark is truly an employer of choice! If you’re looking for a great company to be a part of, you need look no further than Wellmark!

Cons

None that I can think of.

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5.0
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Pros

This company lives by its mission. Truly working toward improving overall health of all Iowas and South Dakotans. Spearheading ongoing initiatives to reducing member burden, trying to fill in gaps where rural life creates access burdens, and being engaged with the community.

Cons

Slow change. Many processes created are not open to growth and evolution often being told, that’s how we set it up five years ago and it’s worked fine. Also, inclusive to an extent. There are times where if your beliefs do not align with the majority, specifically related to politics there are opportunities for improvement. As part of a diverse and value driven culture, it’s important to recognize not all beliefs are the same.

2.0
Jan 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

• Nice facility in the Des Moines office with a beautiful gym. • Strong mission and meaningful work that genuinely motivates many employees • Opportunities to work on complex, large-scale initiatives • Some leaders are supportive and open to collaboration

Cons

• Inconsistent people management and accountability across teams. • Repeated concerns raised by multiple employees are often minimized, which prevents issues from being addressed effectively • Limited follow-through when interpersonal or performance issues are escalated, impacting psychological safety. • SAFe has rollout faced significant challenges, and it created a lot of uncertainty. Many colleagues have expressed concerns about their job security. • Good old boys club on tech side of the house • Rigid RTO mandate has replaced flexibility with monitoring. Despite clear evidence that teams were productive remotely during COVID, time in office is now tracked and reported to execs, reinforcing optics over outcomes

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