A hectic but fun experience with mild frustrations - Software Developer Centene Employee Review

4.0
23 Sept 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Working with Centene as a developer is a lot of fun with the working environment. There is a lot of people who are dedicated to what they do, reliable in getting work done, but still able to have fun and unload while not losing focus. The people make development at Centene fun, and the work can be fun with the different and ever changing environments being worked on.

Cons

The work can be frustrating because of the ever changing environment. Between that and the way security is ran, there is a lot of inefficiencies with no way around them. A project could be a sprint away from a demo and the team could be completely rearranged with only one person left on the team and everyone else thrown on other teams. The fact that the work is always fresh is fun for a few months, then it becomes a chore. Besides the hectic environmental changes, there are many things that can be frustrating such as development constraints with an ever increasing security footprint. The security is great when it doesn't interfere with coding, but when a developer cannot access github issues due to a new security incentive, it gets frustrating.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

I loved the work and for 6 years was happy with what I did. I knew I made a difference and did my job well. Not many has the same skill set I did and there was always work to do.

Cons

1. It's an old white boys club. I say that as a white individual. It sucks that's how MFN rolls. They say they value diversity but they don't. They will have a token diverse person in an exec role but they're there to be a face, not make any changes or impact. 2. They pay really well but that hurts when you leave. 3. They layoff the good people and keep the undereducated white males. Why? See #1 above. 4. They don't want you if you are female and over 40. Think I'm lying? See the number of females 40+ who got hit in the January "reorganization." 5. HR is a joke. Talent acquisition couldn't find their rear ends with both hands and a map. So many excuses on why they didn't do their jobs. 6. MFN said the HealthNet employees needed to learn the Centene way and the Centene way would prevail. He lied. 7. They never entertained the idea of working from home. At all. Even a 25% WFH option would cut costs and improve morale.

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