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    3.9
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    77%
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    86%
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    Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J. Tyson
    Bernard J. Tyson
    2236 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Great benefits great morale great employee team building workshops" (in 856 reviews)

    • "Flexible schedules that provide great work life balance" (in 432 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work/life balance is not always present in all department" (in 139 reviews)

    • "upper management is a nightmare- part time and full time RNs are always upset" (in 114 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Great place"

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      Current Employee - Prevention Screening Technician in Aurora, CO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      Great pay and great benefits

      Cons

      To help people manage stress

      Advice to Management

      Managing stress in a workplace

      Kaiser Permanente2019-05-25

    2. "Excellent benefits, good people, safe environment, awkward execution"

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      Former Employee - Senior Management Consultant in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 20 years

      Pros

      The benefits include pension, mediocre dental, a range of health care coverages, life insurance, and a host of other benefits too numerous to mention. The paid time off benefits are second to none. Senior leadership has the right values and sends the right message to management.

      Cons

      Internal movement is difficult although they are currently working to make that better. They use people for management roles without management titles, which means they will never be seen as "high potential" employees and given exposure to growth opportunities, or given the additional bonus percentage that managers receive. Career paths are not clearly laid out or (sometimes) well considered. There is a right way, a...

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      Advice to Management

      Give employees a chance to grow. If someone wants to change careers and is going to school, pay more than $3000 of their tuition if they commit to putting the new career to use for KP. Instead of spending a fortune replacing people because of turnover, put some actual thought in to retention and leveraging the resources you actually have. Look further for "high potential" employees than their job title. Let other...

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      Kaiser Permanente2019-05-24
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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Dental Sterilization Aide in Portland, OR
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 2 years

      Pros

      Great Pay, Benefits, & free Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

      Cons

      Unsupportive Union, Management Hierarchies, & competitive opportunities

      Kaiser Permanente2019-05-25

    4. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - LVN II 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Kaiser Permanente part-time for more than 2 years

      Pros

      great pay , free benefits, and upward mobility.

      Cons

      none as of yet

      Kaiser Permanente2019-05-23

    5. "Great company"

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      Former Employee - Manager, Pharmacy Services 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      Good money, great employees, teamwork

      Cons

      No work-life balance, lots of work but little time

      Advice to Management

      Listen to employees, not just number

      Kaiser Permanente2019-05-23
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      "Fantastic Place to Work"

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      Former Employee - Intensive Case Manager in Sacramento, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      - Unbeatable benefits, work-life balance, employee protection, flexibility, and pay. - Excellent networking possibilities & solid company reputation. - Excellent working environment & the company cares about health & safety.

      Cons

      - The system can favor a status-quo approach with little innovation. - Moving up can be very slow as longevity with the company is quite high. - The unions are savage.

      Advice to Management

      - Please work on recognizing and developing up & coming talent. You lose them after years of doing the same work everyday.

      Kaiser Permanente2019-05-15

    7. "Kaiser is awesome"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I have been working at Kaiser Permanente full-time

        Pros

        For IT employees Kaiser has great benefits

        Cons

        Lower annual pay than the industry

        Kaiser Permanente2019-05-21

      • "Interesting work, flexible locations, high pay"

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        Current Employee - Lead IT Project Manager in Portland, OR
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I have been working at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 6 years

        Pros

        Flexible work location, high pay as compared to similar positions in company.

        Cons

        Company is restructuring to reverse some decentralization from the last 10 years, so a lot of change right now.

        Kaiser Permanente2019-05-19

      • "Great Company to work for"

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        Former Employee - Administrative Specialist in Harbor City, CA
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 20 years

        Pros

        Benefits, work live balance, growth

        Cons

        None that couldn't be resolved

        Kaiser Permanente2019-05-20

      • "One of the best companies in the Bay Area"

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          Current Employee - Sterile PRocessing Manager in San Jose, CA

          I have been working at Kaiser Permanente full-time for more than 20 years

          Pros

          Good commute, good leaders and performing team.

          Cons

          Feeling underpaid with my current position, qualifications and experience.

          Advice to Management

          Consider raising my pay

          Kaiser Permanente2019-05-20
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