Healthfirst Reviews

When I first began working here, the fear and paranoia was palpable. Unfortunately, in most offices these days, this is the rule rather than the exception--and the working environment at Healthfirst has an almost Cold War quality to it. After you get used to this, then you have to deal with favoritism, incompetence, dishonesty, and gossip. A number of reviewers here have mentioned racism--and it is a problem at HF. But sexism is also rampant--especially in the Marketing Department. If you summon the courage to complain to Human Resources, it is utterly futile. HR is useless. Upper management is entrenched in bias, incompetence, and a deep seeded desire to be surrounded by "yes" men. Clever, bold ideas are rejected on a regular basis. Originality is discouraged. Just look at any of Healthfirst's boring print ads ("Hardworking Insurance for Hardworking New Yorkers". Seriously?) or amateurish television commercials, and you'll see what I mean. If you are a talented writer or graphic designer with new ideas and, God forbid, a sense of humor, this is NOT the place for you. Because at Healthfirst, mediocrity is the rule of the day.

Senior management has different rules than the rest of the staff. They implemented a calibration process for performance reviews and say that the bell curve is a target, not forced, yet managers are forced to lower team member ratings to meet the curve. What is ridiculous is that all senior staff but one were given "exceeds standards". Wondering how that bell curve looks? They should really take a look at who can see performance ratings. Their security is a joke and many people have access to see this that should not. Also a very high level management person was caught on surveillance having sex at the office with an employee. Both are still employed and have since been promoted. Sickening. They call themselves Trailblazers but it is all words. They don't walk the walk and talk the talk.