Centene reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,048 total reviews)
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Sarah London

72% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Centene has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,048 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Centene employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Seguros industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Aug 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is excellent for this area. Benefits are great, from insurance to 401k to quarterly bonuses.

Cons

Management is a complete joke! You only get somewhere if you are a brown noser or butt kisser. I choose to let my work ethic speak for itself. I am one of the top producers in our office and it has only gotten me written up and threatened by management. They are in cahoot's with HR, so that gets you absolutely nowhere. Yes I am a current employee, but not very much longer. I refuse to work for a company that has ZERO moral's, ethic's or integrity!!!

2.0
Jul 23, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

In Clayton you have a clean and pretty building......see Cons. Dining facility was very nice when I was in Clayton. Free parking. Free Clinic. In all, the benefits were nice, and for me the pay was acceptable and comparable to industry standards.

Cons

Well where to start. I spend the first three months of my employment in a broom closet with six other people on another team. This room was 5 x 10 foot with no ventilation. Being remotely located from MY team I was not included on meetings, lunches or any other communication until I was eventually moved to the floor. Due to the exponential growth of this company, management can not keep up with the new trends. Training was non-existant. I was told many times to just figure it out. When you did figure it out they did not like the way you did it. You will be told to re-do your work without any guidance just to be told again they don't like it. No reason given other than, "That's not the way we do it". You ask how to do it and you get I don't know, just figure it out. After the third of fourth time you are pulling your hair out. Managers are promoted because they have been there for a few years, but they have no skills to deal with people......They may know their job, but can not talk to anyone because they come in drunk or complaining because they have not taken their crazy medicine. Directors and eventually VPs know the problems and that the managers have issues but refuse to do anything about it. Management can spew a list of SOPs but can not provide anything in writing. Even though you can spend hours quibbling in emails about mundane issues like are there two or three spaces between the state and zip code on a mailer. (literally hours) VP's report savings in numbers for end of year numbers. These numbers are inflated and wrong. Was brought to the attention of management many times only to be ignored. There are too many issues with this company that are overlooked by senior management. HR was NO help at all. Be wary. If you are a YES man/woman and like kissing the backsides of those who think they know it all and it has to be their way or the highway, then this is the job for you. You have probably guessed that I one of the ones who have "disappeared".

1.0
Jul 16, 2014

If you value your family, friends, etc., This is NOT the place for you

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation and benefits is probably the best thing going for Centene employees. If you are absolutely desperate for a job, hire on but only until you find something else. Don't worry - Centene is famous for their employee turnover rate. You will also receive a decent severance package as long as you sign a document stating you will not sue them. Excellent Pre-school at a discounted price that is open 6am to 6pm so you can work almost 12 hours per day.

Cons

Too many to count and list here. Major issues for me are: • No work/life balance • Bullying behavior from Managers - especially in the NurseWise division • Lack of responsible oversight from HR and Executive Management • Lack of training provided • Back-stabbing and favoritism are rampant • Working for a company that built state-of-the-art buildings and successfully took over a large part of Clayton by underhanded means. • Said Buildings, etc. were paid for with Medicaid Dollars. • While accruing time off, there is never a time you can actually take it. You lose it because you can't carry it over to the next year. • Out-dated policies and procedures • No flexibility – hours, dress code, working remotely, etc. • Mentality that employees aren’t to be trusted and are not treated as the professionals they are.

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