Great work environment + opportunities for growth - Anonymous employee Brighter Employee Review

5.0
29 June 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- The work environment is fantastic; the open floor plan allows for collaboration with individuals across different teams. - Even though Brighter is slowly becoming more of a full-fledged company, there are still a lot of opportunities for growth - especially if you are a recent graduate. There is an open-door policy so it makes it easy to talk about career goals with your manager and VP - The company itself has grown tremendously; given the current market for healthcare startups, I am confident that Brighter is on track to make waves throughout the insurance industry

Cons

- Sick days come out of your PTO days - this policy makes it difficult to justify taking days off if you're feeling under the weather (which is bad because then everyone else in the office gets sick). - No 401k match - While Brighter has matured as a company, it still often shifts directions and priorities which can make certain individuals/teams feel redundant

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Brighter Response
9y
Thank you with your feedback. We have implemented a Flexible PTO policy effective 8/1/16 which gives people the flexibility they need on sick time versus vacation time. We are committed to transparency within the company and perform periodic All-Hands meetings to ensure everyone is aware of our direction.

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The job is easy. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to sell something that is free.

Cons

The role is a hogwash, which is why there is so much turnover. In a year of working there, I've seen over 15 people leave, and not one person in the PRA role was promoted, but many were asked to leave. While they say they want high performers to establish themselves and take on more responsibilities and grow with the company, that is not the case. They are looking for call bots to make the same calls day in and day out. While they ask for input on different aspects of marketing, they are hesitant to make use of sound input, and are unwilling to help you grow out of your one role and take on new responsibilities. As the CFO says, they already have two team leads and they don't need anymore. At the same time the E level on this team says, they cannot continue to give PRAs projects because PRAs are needed to make phone calls; that is why they were hired. There are a few fake titles they will dangle in front of you to keep you motivated, but you will see those titles don't change the responsibilities one has. A senior PRA does exactly what a new higher does except the hammer comes down a lot harder when you don't meet goal.

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Brighter Response
9y
We are sorry this person didn’t have a positive experience while working at Brighter. However, we would like lay out the facts of the PRA role to ensure candidates have the correct information available: • Since the beginning of 2016, we have promoted 9 (of our total 18 (at the time, now 26)) employees in the Provider team. 6 were promotions to Senior PRA, 2 were promoted to Team Lead (with one more Team Lead to come in Q2 2017), and 1 promotion to senior manager. • The Provider team has also been an excellent incubator for talent in the rest of the organization. We currently have former Provider team members working in Product Development, Engineering, Client Services and IT. • The Provider Relations Associate Role is a training role for entry level employees. For those that are very successful in their role, we promote them to Senior PRA, and then to Team Lead (as required by the growth in the department). Senior PRA’s receive significant increases on both their base salary and commission. • When we hire for this role, we make it clear to incoming PRA's that there is a tremendous amount of growth opportunity within the company and outside of the company for folks who approach the role with a positive attitude and willingness to learn. However, sometimes the role is not a good fit and we do our best to accommodate team members when it is not working out by providing a soft landing. We have found that, in almost all cases, PRA's develop valuable new skills and an understanding of the inter-workings of a successful technology company backed by top tier Venture Capital firms.
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