Centene Benefits FAQ

Pros

Very good company to work for. Good pay and benefits package. Opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Beware of layoffs after acquisitions.

Advice to Management

Do not expand to quickly.

Pros

Quiet most days. Great cafeterias. Pretty building. Nice cubes. Free coffee.

Cons

Almost every single thing. Physical altercation between employees was tolerated and not addressed which leaves employees feel unsafe...in a corporate workplace. Have to fight for earned vacation. Must have an accommodation to work at home. No overtime. Lack of teamwork.

Advice to Management

Consider training as a priority not an option. Be receptive to long term employee suggestions for increase in employee satisfaction. Have the ability to be a leader and help people grow.

Pros

Great Benefits with medical, dental,401K

Cons

A lot of work could pay better for all the work they have you doing.

Advice to Management

Look in to increasing the pay for all the added work!

Pros

Although they brag about diversity, nearly all of the top promotions and bonus pool allocation goes to men. They provide great care for customers, not for employees. They Will tell you you have a 20% bonus target as a senior Director – that’s not actually true, because they use a bell curve grading scale that makes it impossible for anyone but the pets to get that amount.

Cons

I have literally never been at a company that is so obvious about the fact that it doesn’t care about its employees. Especially for a healthcare company, the insurance benefits and maternity leave are terrible and not market. They will only pay five days until the short term disability policy that YOU buy (which is capped at 60% of your pay) kicks in. And even that is only six weeks. Ever had a C-section? You can guess how that works out. When other Fortune 25 companies are offering four-six months paid, Centene gives you five days. Nothing if you are a co-parent. Centene should be embarrassed and ashamed of itself. “improving the health of the community” only applies if you don’t work there. They also tell you you have a 20% bonus target as a senior Director – that’s not actually true, because they use a bell curve grading scale that makes it impossible for anyone but the pets to ever get that amount. Then, after you have killed yourself for a year to try and get an “exceeds”, they tell you “it’s a very high scale.” Literally a perfect review…but not enough.

Advice to Management

Put your money where your mouth is about caring about your employees. Show that you actually care about women by providing market maternity leave coverage. Don’t hide the ball on bonuses. And do some thing about the favoritism in promotions across the company. There are a lot of us to are doing good work and yet still get passed over in favor of people who don’t do as much but who are friends with management.

Pros

The pay is good and so are the benefits. The work-life balance is good when things slow down and it is not. so hectic..

Cons

The workload can be very stressful at times and sometimes management can be very insensitive. Also, this company does not offer a pension plan to it's employees.

Advice to Management

Understand that the job is stressful enough, please don't add to the stress by micro-managing.