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Highmark Wholecare

Now known as Highmark Health

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Rampant Nepotism and incompetence - Project Manager Highmark Wholecare Employee Review

1.0
Sep 1, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Pays more than the last job I had...

Cons

Rampant nepotism and overwhelming incompetence makes this a disgraceful company to work for. I worked for a bad manager at my last company and working at gateway health makes me regret my decision to have moved out. 1. False promises of raises 2. False promises of better positions 3. They move you at their will from position to position 4. Managers bring their buddies and have them do nothing and pay them 50k-60k above average for the position. 5. You do the work they get he pay check Most of the folks that are good employees are discouraged and overworked (I worked 64 hours in a 4 day week because I wanted a day off). My office mate requested vacation and said he will go out of the country. The company is putting international calls on his cell to reach him. This is a person that makes less than 100K, just to be clear this is no C-level employee or even a person with an office, just an average cube dweller. I work for a team of 12 and 6 quit in the last two weeks, three were new employees. 5 new hires coming... To make sense of it all: this company is loosing rivers of money. With the above mentioned facts this should not surprise you right. Bad managers, bad executives, low morale=failing company As if you need advice at this point: No matter how much money they offer you, do not come and work for this company. You will regret it the moment you step in and will regret it for years to come.

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5.0
Oct 1, 2022
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Pros

They really care about their employees and the company does it's best to assist it's members. The company really believes in helping all employees succeed. The organization is open to hearing what employees feel about improving the organization.

Cons

I do not have any con's and the company has made great strides to improve in every category. If you are willing to work hard and put the effort into your career . you will find it is an amazing organization.

3.0
Jun 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers are generally social and easy to get along with. The company is small and there is large opportunity to be noticed and make real impact. Tons of opportunity to learn from smart people and apply your own knowledge. Has a "start-up" kind of atmosphere where action is preferred to bureaucracy. Starting pay and PTO are good. Flexible work from home depending on your team. While my one-on-one experience with Cain (the CEO as of late 2018) has been limited, it feels that Gateway is in better hands than with his predecessor.

Cons

Some of the pros listed above are not consistent throughout the entire company. The experience largely depends on the team you are within. Many teams are absolutely great, but there are certainly a few that could be considered 'toxic.' There are cons that exist no matter where you are in the company. Gateway's customer base and product footprint has been nearly cut in half since the end of 2017. Despite profitability in 2018, there is a general sense that the ship is sinking and root causes of issues are not being dug up and addressed. In my experience, opportunities for promotion from late 2018 to now have been extremely rare, even for high performing individuals whose managers wanted to promote them.

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