Soul-crushing micromanagement disguised as 'metrics' - Intake Specialist Cohere Health Employee Review

1.0
30 Jun 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Remote work, which allowed for flexibility during the day. -Some team leads and coworkers were supportive and truly tried to help each other survive the workload. [and i found new friends :) -Exposure to a wide range of healthcare systems, prior auth processes, and payer types — great if you want to build your resume in healthcare administration.

Cons

Extremely unrealistic expectations. QA score had to be 94%+ at all times — meaning even 92% was considered failing. [even if your other metrics were absolutely CRUSHING it.] -No room for error or growth. Only one “grow plan” allowed — no second chances even with continued improvement. -Ever-expanding responsibilities. Hired to take calls, then expected to take on multiple complex workflows with no extra time or support. [expectation was to have at a minimum 3 "offline" functions, then to take calls whenever at the drop of a hat. -Every second is tracked. Break time, away-from-desk time, and lunch overages are all monitored down to the minute — going over by 5 minutes in a week gets flagged. -30+ point audit system used for call grading, including exact scripting and order of phrases — even minor human moments can tank your score. -High turnover. Burnout is common, and support is minimal once you're on the floor. [and I should mention - they change things all the time, but communication is lacking so nobody really knows what changed] -Management says they care about feedback and growth, but in practice, it’s metric-or-nothing. Would not recommend unless you enjoy being graded on how many times you say 'thank you.'

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
1 Jun 2026
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Pros

Remote position, effective AI tools

Cons

Aggressive productivity standards enacted after being employed for a short time: 2 months. Low pay compared to similar work at other legacy insurance companies. You are told when training that as long as you follow the Work Instructions and ensure doing the prior authorizations correctly- you will be fine. But Work Instructions are NOT updated, then it is challenging to find the answer. Slack is used for searching and asking questions, or visiting one of the multiple Zoom rooms. You are on camera for entire shift in a Zoom room. It seemed to me leadership does not care about precision and doing the job thouroughly but more so doing as many cases as possible- yet you are audited to do cases a certain way and that certain way differs from one Subject Matter Expert (SME) to another. The nurses are teaching the AI chatbot how to get smarter and take over doing the simpler cases, But the chatbot assists the nurses as well all while the nurses are teaching the chatbot.

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