Note: this review is for KP corporate.
I am sorry to say that the manager I had was the worst I’ve ever had. Unprofessional, sexist (favoring male employees), micromanaged, disrespectful, poor communication skills, aggressive, did not have employee interests at heart and did not understand the details of what the team worked on. This was not just my opinion; most people who worked under her found her extremely difficult to work with and I know of 6 employees during my time who left because of her. I will say that the company is huge so you could get lucky with a good manager. You’ll really have to pay attention during the recruiting process.
The team was not close and the environment was quite toxic, which is different than how the recruiting process portrayed.
The technology at kaiser is lacking and behind. They were still using lotus notes when I was there and the way they manipulate spreadsheets is very inefficient. Culture discourages asking questions and making changes that could make processes more efficient. I was a data analyst and when one of my goals was to learn sql my manager did not understand why. What kind of data analyst in this day and age doesn’t use sql? The growth opportunity is just not there and you’re really not marketable to other companies. I got the sense that they want a quiet cog in the wheel, which is fine if that’s the type of person you are. This is how it’s always been done so that’s how we do it mentality.
It seemed like people were threatened by new and smart talent. A lot of older employees at corporate do not like millennials.
It was so stressful and mind numbing that I got physically sick. I had to take medical leave because of my poor health resulting in the high stress, which was approved by my doctor. The week I got back, the manager put me on a performance improvement plan. I would think that’s probably against the law but I didn’t press charges. I just found it ironic that this happened at a company in the health industry.
Would not recommend unless you’re okay with playing politics, an older demographic, slow technology, possible bad managers, and possibly boring / tedious work. Overall, my personal opinion is that there are better places to work in the Bay Area.
