WebMD Health reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,052 total reviews)

Robert N. Brisco

56% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

WebMD Health has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,052 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WebMD Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
May 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Many smart, dedicated, hard-working professionals who really care. - Nice facilities in good locations. - Subsidized parking & public transportation. Lots of free food in NYC office. - Some flexibility with schedules, depending on manager. - Recognized, trusted brand.

Cons

- Trying to get by with too few staff, being paid too little. Few opportunities for growth. Very low morale. This was not always the case. - Very little work/life balance, especially for a company that talks a good game about 'wellness.' - Maternity leave policy was surprisingly limited and was only updated when employees staged a petition campaign. - Dramatic changes in annual review process, very obviously to weed out 'undesirables' or provide rationale for layoffs. Long-time high performers dropped to low performers. - Newer employees have bonuses capped at less than half the levels of tenured colleagues in the same roles. - Company used to place a very high priority on the end user, ensuring content was credible, unbiased and up to date, as well as protecting user privacy. This is being eroded quickly due to market pressures.

5.0
May 11, 2015

Great Company which will continue to grow

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Awesome people - Great projects -relevant Moves at a great pace, people are accepting of your personality, style, and acknowledge that you're a person that also does other things besides work.

Cons

It's in the google building and those guys always seem cooler than us

1.0
May 11, 2015

Stay away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Relaxed dress code and environment; ability to work from home; good healthcare & dental benefits; smart, friendly colleagues and boss; working in a difficult environment gave me the skills to take on any challenge as I advance in my career.

Cons

I was at Medscape, a division of WebMD, for just about five years. If I had to describe middle management in one word, it would be "dysfunctional", with an alarming level of immaturity and cliquishness. One minute, I would be told to take more initiative and ownership of my work; the next, I was being micromanaged. All this coupled with constantly shifting priorities, absolutely no positive reinforcement, being underpaid, and having to document every single interaction in case my manager decided to throw me under the bus made for a VERY unhappy work environment - and this is not just my experience, as almost every single one of my teammates experienced the same. Also, forget about actually getting a promotion, even if you've been there for years - WebMD does not like to promote from within. Smart, hard-working colleagues of mine that deserved more responsibility would usually end up leaving the company for better opportunities. It's no wonder that there have been so many layoffs there, even though the job market is actually improving.

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