Is Kaiser Permanente a good company to work for?

Kaiser Permanente has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 16,839 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Kaiser Permanente to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kaiser Permanente have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Graduate Intern and Pharmacy Intern .

Does Kaiser Permanente pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kaiser Permanente employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kaiser Permanente. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kaiser Permanente?

68% of Kaiser Permanente employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kaiser Permanente 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kaiser Permanente?

Registered Nurse (778) , Medical Assistant (299) , Registered Nurse, BSN (276) , Customer Service Representative (252) , Project Manager (251) , Director (161) , LVN (148) , Staff RN (143) , Pharmacy Technician (136) , Physician (131) , Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) (130) , Intern (122) , Manager (114) , Administrative Assistant (111) , Consultant (111)

What are the pros of working at Kaiser Permanente according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and they work with my schedule while I am in school applying for my RN." ((in 3257 reviews)); "Great pay and resources for time spent" ((in 1916 reviews)); "As the saying goes "KP is great for people who don't need doctors...."" ((in 616 reviews)); "great work life balance and flexible" ((in 496 reviews)); "Good salary and job stability" ((in 336 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kaiser Permanente according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lots of demand" ((in 777 reviews)); "Unfortunately I ended up with a bad manager and had to move on to get away." ((in 354 reviews)); "Reactive and micromanager style senior leadership." ((in 209 reviews)); "Company does not give you access to the vacation and CE time off that you have earned." ((in 170 reviews)); "Poor customer/staff service and uninformed upper management" ((in 149 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kaiser Permanente layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kaiser Permanente layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kaiser Permanente in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Kaiser Permanente locations?

Oakland , Los Angeles , San Diego , San Francisco , Pasadena , Portland , Pleasanton , Sacramento , Atlanta , Denver , San Jose , Santa Clara , Fontana , Riverside , Walnut Creek , Seattle , Downey , Burbank , Rockville , Roseville , Honolulu , Vallejo , Duluth , Anaheim , Corona , Washington , Santa Rosa , Irvine , Aurora , Woodland Hills

Kaiser Permanente reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(14,822 total reviews)

Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,822 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaiser Permanente employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

1.0

Sep 30, 2018

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE PLACE TO WORK, STAY AWAY FROM THIS EMPLOYER...

It technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing I could ever think of.

Cons

Couple of years ago I used to work at Kaiser in their DCSS group as a contractor. It was one of the worst group to work for because of the terrible leadership team. The leadership team consisted of 3 people who were all from the same place in India (TamilNadu). The worst part was that they used to speak in their language (Tamil) in front of non-Tamil speaking people. There goes professionalism out of the door. They would address you as if you were a dog and talk to you as if you are a cheap laborer. DISGUSTING. I even heard one of the 3 people mention that he wants to make DCSS a mini TamilNadu. This was height of unprofessionalism. I was shocked when I heard that statement. They will hire you promising that you will be working on cutting edge technologies but a few days into the job they will pressurize you in doing some pathetic work. If you try to complain about the work then you will be blacklisted and the only option you would have would be to leave Kaiser. PATHETIC PEOPLE PATHETIC PLACE. They will spend millions (yes millions) of Kaiser funds in doing some pathetic work and again some more millions in fixing the mess they created in the first place. Looks like there is no accountability here. If you happen to be from the same place in India (TamilNadu) with mediocre skills then you will be treated like an Emperor. I know one person who was on vacation all the time and when he came back from vacation, GUESS WHAT, he was promoted to a team lead position. Why, because he was from TAMILNADU. I read somewhere that "Kaiser was one of the best places to work in IT". What a joke!!!. Complete BS. This has to be one of the worst places. Seriously folks, PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM Kaiser. Take your good talent some where else. Horrible Horrible people and experience. While working there I always used to feel as someone is plotting a game plan against you. It was a very chaotic environment. One day you will be working on a particular project and the next day the priority will suddenly change without any explanation and you will be working on a totally different project. Extremely De-motivating experience. HR, please wake up and take some action. This is happening right under your nose and you have no clue. Please fire the top leadership. I worked there less than 1 year and I was much happier on my last day with them than on the first day when I joined them. Leadership, please resign.

2.0

Apr 26, 2018

KPWA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some good people, but I fantastic mission.

Cons

Weak vp/svp's more interested in politics and visibility than doing good work and supporting teams/employees. Teams full of employees looking to retire in place with no concerns of not performing.

1.0

Oct 27, 2017

Best pay, worst treatment

Medical assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay and benefits were great. Time off was always granted if asked in a good amount of time. Most of the time there were hours that could be picked up in different departments to fill in the gaps.

Cons

I guess since they pay well, the management thinks they can treat you however. Personal life and work life balance sucked if you went full time and had an emergency. Personally I experienced the worst treatment by my Department Administration and supervisors because I was being beaten and mistreated by my husband at the time. They forced me out of my position after 11 years with the company, and illegally wrote me up while on medical leave after trying to commit suicide. Union is friends with management and didn’t like to step in to try and help. I lost everything and almost my life and they didn’t care. I was barred from getting a transfer and to this day I apply to positions and am told I don’t qualify for things that I do. This company is backwards. Workers cheat the system to get away with stealing company time. Employees that have worked there for years have what is known as Kaiseritis. They are lazy and do nothing. Management knows and let’s it continue. DAs are not well versed in the departments they run. If you don’t brown nose you won’t get hours. As a MA I found that 6 RNs we’re making medication errors on 1 patient and was targeted for any move I made because they were friends with some of the supervisors. It is ridiculous. It is all about who you know, not what you know there.

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