WebMD Health reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,051 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 1,051 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
1.0
Nov 25, 2015

You've been warned.

Recommend
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Pros

Some work from home flexibility, company-issued smart phone. If you're looking for a job here you're in luck because there's so much turn-over you're bound to get hired.

Cons

Not much opportunity for advancement and WebMD will invest very little in your career development. Leadership prefers external hires for choice positions with direct reports. But if you're hired at entry-level you are likely to remain there. You might get a promotion from "associate" to "senior" with a small pay bump but you'll probably never see any meaningful advancement into leadership no matter how talented you are. You're more likely to train your latest manager how to do the job and then watch her get promoted for being totally ordinary. What else? This place used to be filled with fun, smart, creative people but they’re leaving or have left. The only thing that matters anymore is meeting quarterly revenue projections. Managers operate in constant crisis mode as they’re barking at you to launch as much content before the end of the quarter as possible; your work/life balance is a joke. A lot of folks here are burnt-out and looking for other opportunities.

1.0
Aug 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You will be invisible, so if you are looking for a job with no growth that you can coast at for a few years, this is it. Everyone at the company is looking for a new job and everyone is really helpful in sending your resume out to their network, there is a lot of comradery between employees right now on helping each other get out....misery loves company!

Cons

This place has been in a downward spiral since 2011, and just continues to get worse. The executive team is a hot mess who keeps changing and growing, seriously hire some more top level vp's, with no results. NO RESULTS. They keep dead weight around and push people out who have good ideas and are motivated to get things done. Nothing gets done because everyone is so afraid of making any mistakes or being caught with the blame. It is really sad what is happening here, they are driving this once excellent brand into the ground quickly.

1.0
Mar 28, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

If you plan to retire within the next 3-5 years and just want to mail it in everyday - this is a great place to work.

Cons

Good old boy network - Was asked to secretly to give strategy advice to Board of Directors children to further their careers Seniority based - you will be reporting to someone with no actual digital experience, but has made the right friends within the company and has been there for 10+ years Completely Insular - they make up their own definitions & meanings for industry terminology and best practices Delusional - firmly believe they are a cutting edge health tech company, when in reality they're just another publishing company (clearly evidenced by their recent acquisition) Secretive - it' common practice for different groups to work on the same projects in secret with the hopes they get a chance to present to the CEO and get a a pat on the head. Unless of the course the project fails, in which case, they already have scapegoats lined up. Powerpoint hell - no communication can occur without a powerpoint. Powerpoints about powerpoint is quite common. More layers than an onion - You could be working on a project for months and someone from some other department could say no I don't like that (usually this person will 0 experience in the field they are commenting on) and poof just like that your project is obsolete. No one really knows how it works over there. 6-8 weeks to get a color approved for a button is the norm.

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