Mixed bag - Manager, Behavioral Health Utilization Management Centene Employee Review

2.0
14 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Comprehensive benefits package, including 401(k) match, reasonable premiums, PTO, and holiday pay. Strong exposure to executive leadership with opportunities for career development from a business operations perspective. Fully remote with minimal travel requirements. Bonus eligible, and salary is competitive.

Cons

Excessive recurring meetings where little is resolved, leading to wasted time. Leadership tends to be reactive, with limited proactive planning. Shared services lack standard operating procedures for new market launches, creating confusion and finger-pointing instead of clear direction. The culture leans toward blame rather than accountability. Company pillars and values feel more like slogans than reality. There is significant inequity across organizational structures, yet annual goals remain the same regardless of differences in direct reports, markets, or scope of responsibility. Workload is heavy, often requiring 60–70 hour weeks, with repeated promises of relief that never materialize—new work is simply added instead. Senior leadership turnover is frequent, and issues are attributed to departing leaders rather than addressed at the systemic level.

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Cons

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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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