Do what we say, not what we do... - Senior IT Solution Developer Wellmark Employee Review

3.0
Mar 29, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Reasonable Work From Home options Diversity and Inclusion seems to be their goal within the workplace Compensation/benefits are really good. Core values seems good. Collaborative spirit, helpful colleagues, "in it together" attitude of most coworkers.

Cons

Stated values and follow-through on them are sometimes a hit/miss: "We want you to succeed." but on your own time. eg: "Drop what you're doing (project A) and do this other project (project B)... " "What's your status on Project A? What?! Why aren't you done with that yet?!" Well, Project B. "No, you should be done with Project A before B..." But you said to drop everything and do project B... "No no no, you need to finish Project A now. Well, we'll have to notify the stakeholders of this delay..." Do more with less Time- Unreasonable expectations on project completion and then a subtle blame game afterwards. Too much work, not enough people- I supported well over 20 different applications, often being asked to become the SME over a weekend. Even with overseas consultants, the amount of work was simply too much. Too many current applications susceptible to outages due to time-line focus vs quality - it's an amazing applications (when it works...) Siloed teams, with a vague awareness of other teams working other applications: Effective Communication is lacking (between projects and project teams)

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5.0
May 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

This company lives by its mission. Truly working toward improving overall health of all Iowas and South Dakotans. Spearheading ongoing initiatives to reducing member burden, trying to fill in gaps where rural life creates access burdens, and being engaged with the community.

Cons

Slow change. Many processes created are not open to growth and evolution often being told, that’s how we set it up five years ago and it’s worked fine. Also, inclusive to an extent. There are times where if your beliefs do not align with the majority, specifically related to politics there are opportunities for improvement. As part of a diverse and value driven culture, it’s important to recognize not all beliefs are the same.

2.0
Jan 31, 2026
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Pros

• Nice facility in the Des Moines office with a beautiful gym. • Strong mission and meaningful work that genuinely motivates many employees • Opportunities to work on complex, large-scale initiatives • Some leaders are supportive and open to collaboration

Cons

• Inconsistent people management and accountability across teams. • Repeated concerns raised by multiple employees are often minimized, which prevents issues from being addressed effectively • Limited follow-through when interpersonal or performance issues are escalated, impacting psychological safety. • SAFe has rollout faced significant challenges, and it created a lot of uncertainty. Many colleagues have expressed concerns about their job security. • Good old boys club on tech side of the house • Rigid RTO mandate has replaced flexibility with monitoring. Despite clear evidence that teams were productive remotely during COVID, time in office is now tracked and reported to execs, reinforcing optics over outcomes

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