Centene reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,040 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 6,040 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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6K reviews
3.0
Mar 21, 2024
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Pros

Its a very large company, so some of the benefits are generally the job security, being able to list this place on your resume looks good, and if you get on a decent team the work/life balance is pretty great. I never work outside of 9-5 and always turn in assignments on time. They have a lot of truly remote positions where you can work from anywhere in the US, the healthcare package is decent but not amazing (healthcare was completely covered by the company at my previous jobs, but here you pay premiums].

Cons

Because the company is so large, it means that the team culture will vary widely and you'll be dependent on the luck of the draw with how good of a manager or team you end up with. Some teams are more chill while others are quite toxic. The biggest con of all is probably financial. This is not a company where you can experience a lot of growth financially. There are people who've worked for the company 5+ years and haven't been promoted, or worse, they're promoted but never receive any pay increases other than the general 2-3% cost of living adjustment. They also don't give bonuses unless your job title is a certain level. Even getting promoted is much more of a hassle than I've seen at other places. A manager may promise to promote you one year, but in reality the promotion may not come for another 2-3 years. This place will be fine for you if you're ok with financially coasting, but don't expect to see your salary increase keep up with inflation unless you switch between teams. They also do secret layoffs. Sometimes they announce to the full-staff and sometimes they don't.

2.0
Sep 29, 2017

case manager

Recommend
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Pros

The company pays well compared to others in area

Cons

My tenure with this company was one of turmoil and high stress due to the work environment one is subjected to, Good employees are not valued or respected. Gross misconduct is a norm by the individual who is the manager of the department. Disparaging/divisive remarks about you are commonly made to your work peers which creates hostility and tension. I was slandered by this individual on two occasions who told work peers that I did not like white people and I was racist. The manager is uninterested and unable to help you with any work issues because she does not know what you actually do even though she has been there for years. You often times pass by her office and she is texting on her iPhone while you are drowning & ironically should not have a phone out to protect HIPPA. Current employees are afraid of retaliation or just try to hang on because after numerous supposedly anonymous surveys are filled out nothing happens. By the time you walk out the door, you do not want to waste your time making a statement to HR who you by then realize is not there to help you. If you are truly friends with an individual you say, "Run, Forest, run!", if they are contemplating applying. I am a strong, mature individual but I got tired of the tomfoolery and was willing to take a pay cut to put myself in a better environment. There it is folks, heed the warning or ignore.

2.0
Jan 9, 2017

Sr. Administration

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The benefits were awesome and beyond generous!! Compensation is decent but lower if you're at a subsidiary and not corporate.

Cons

The above two stars are GENEROUS and ONLY given because the benefits are that good!!! STAY AWAY!!! Management is OPENLY hostile and rules via intimidation and fear!! ADULT PROFESSIONALS are treated like CHILDREN with SCREAMING and PETTY RETALIATION!!! PUBLIC humiliation is used to bring employees in line and personal productivity numbers are publically posted so those with lower numbers will have their efforts and reputation trashed. Writing employees up for returning one minute late from break is a waste of everyone's time!! Nepotism is RAMPANT and the more incompetent a manager the higher they are promoted to get them away from people! If you're in the inner circle you can do no wrong!!! Unethical behavior including federal violations among management all the way to the top is commonplace and when it's reported the whistleblower WILL be shown the door!!!! Integrity is PREACHED but again NEVER ENFORCED!!!! There are NO promotional opportunities for most departments and while life balance is preached it is never practiced. It's so sad that a group of very talented employees is treated so unprofessionally. Turnover in my subsidiary was 71% two years ago. Magically those numbers were "massaged" to 22%. The employees I worked with were AWESOME and TRULY talented professionals. It's beyond pathetic they're leaving in droves! I left after 10 years. I'd still be there because I loved what I did and who I worked with but ultimately had to get out when I got a headache and felt nauseated every Sunday night at the thought of walking in the door Monday morning. It was an AMAZING company when I started 10 years ago. It's so sad as I was truly passionate about how we helped our clients and patients. I still am and would go back if management improved. What a waste!!!

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