Inovalon Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Retirement - 401k match (5%)

Cons

Inovalon is a company where the masses suffer silently. It's a company that doesn't value work life balance at all where working evenings and weekends are the expectation, not the exception. It wouldn't bother me as much if it wasn't for the fact that putting in long hours is the results of our own ineptitude and inefficiencies. We're not putting in the late hours to work on an exciting new release or to impact changing in a meaningful way - we work late because we can't get out of our own way. Employees are basically in one large boat putting in a lot of effort but rowing in opposing directions, never advancing. Inovalon has neither a large, sophisticated software company but they're not a small mom & pop shop either. And yet somehow, they've managed to combine the worst attributes of both. Inovalon has clunky rules and regulations like a huge corporation but lack discipline and processes like a start up being run out of a garage. Lastly, I've seen layoffs happen at every single company I've worked at in the past. Unfortunately, they happen but the manner in which it's done speaks to the true integrity of a company and it's senior management. Layoffs occur almost monthly at this organization and even those who've been with the company for years get zero notice period. In fact, their access is shut off on the spot so they have no chance of saying goodbye and ensuring a smooth transition with those left behind. Another example of poorly made business decisions.

Pros

Some business units are trying to build better culture and improve work life balance. Certain leaders are compassionate and wonderful mentors who build strong teams and make data-driven decisions. Those select few will end up being the saving grace of what could be a fantastic place to work.

Cons

Short-sighted decisions lead to wasteful spending, poor hiring practices lead to high turnover. Same problems year after year after year and no one addresses root cause. Insist on using proprietary tools but refuse to invest in modern solutions.

Pros

Some of the middle management Colleagues Overall benefits

Cons

Very political All Male club so female leaders beware Constant lay off with no planning on work distribution and work life balance for the emoyees left behind C Suite are bullies to include CEO who cares about nothing There is no diversity no equity no inclusion

Pros

Very helpful and honest members in Development, QA and Release/Infrastructure/Networking teams May get some horizontal growth if you are on the right team.

Cons

Canonsburg location has degenerated from last year to extremely ridiculous deadlines Severe micromanagement and callous attitude of upper management and complete lack of sympathy towards employees is causing everyone's morale to dip and is increasing irritability across the teams. Rigorous work hours for all teams. 10-12 hours a day for a few months. Employees have to work over the weekends as well. Absolute zero work life balance. Product quality is undermined as all software development processes and principles are sacrificed because of delivery deadlines. No opportunity for vertical growth unless you are favorites of upper management Some folks in Upper management and even leadership are arrogant, pompous and condescending

Pros

Few employees who care about each other. A paycheck. But honestly, nothing.

Cons

Horrible leadership. No respect for employees. No reward for hard work. No work/life balance. Constant restructure and layoffs. Do not work here if you value job stability.

Pros

Great culture and work/life balance

Cons

None that I can think of

Pros

Trying to modernize the tech stack. Work life balance is out of the window. Friendly and helpful people. No more pros come to mind

Cons

Very few to negligible employee benefits. Stressful work environment due to frequent layoffs. Upper management is not transparent with employees about the future of the company.

Pros

Health insurance Paycheck Resume builder Meet new contacts Severance pay

Cons

Work/life balance Inconsistent Pay rate Ignorant leadership Terrible training No advancement

Pros

I truly enjoyed working with my team, they were extremely talented and great to work with. It provided a steady paycheck, weak health coverage which most doctors don't take, and some of the teams are awesome to work with, and actually know what they are doing. During the pandemic, it was a much appreciated job!

Cons

Executive & Senior leadership are more mouth pieces than contributors to ANY of the work done, and they tend to chase off the most talented people because they refuse to listen, have big egos, show favoritism or are peak micro managers. Pay is subpar and if you receive a bonus, consider yourself a very lucky lottery winner (i worked there over 5 years and received one bonus, the other years they always gave excuses). You only get 8 holidays, and that is down from the sorry 10 that they used to give us & only 2 weeks of vacation, which includes your sick leave so, don't get sick. The level of favoritism is so high, you will know from the front door if you have a chance at growth or not. Training is only offered to their favorites, and that can change depending on the day and his/her mood. Different offices work via different schedules, some are agile and others just pretend to be, but still the work is due. Work life balance is a joke, and if you an adult with no children, get ready for the discrimination when you have to take off, for anything. And I almost forgot... Layoffs are a regular thing, be them monthly or quarterly, there are ALWAYS layoffs, so you can guess how high office morale is!

Pros

Leadership seems to put employees' needs at front of mind and really care about our health and safety. Moved to fully remote work and allow much more flexibility than before, much better work/life balance and productivity.

Cons

Internal systems and tools need to be updated and better integrated