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All stick no carrot
prefer not to leave (Former Employee), wish not to disclose out.of fear – May 18, 2013
Pros: cafeteria
Cons: read above. take this advice-look elsewhere.
Run not walk in the other direction. YOU DONT WANT TO WORK HERE unless you enjoy being dismissed, disrespected and demeaned aka the 3D management style. Whatever positive reviews you read here are put in by hr. The bullying is not just in schools but rampant here. They get rid of whistleblowers. Every one hates working there. If you can put up with – more... the abuse and unrealistic work demands your job will prevail but don't expect to have any voice. It's their way or the highway but the later is better. – less
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A place to get training and experience in customer service
Provider Services Representative (Current Employee), Atlanta, GA – May 8, 2013
Pros: great opportunities to learn about care management
Cons: hard to advance
This is a interesting position, you maximize your customer service skills, utilize your education and social skills. Management is supporting.
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STAY far AWAY
Process Analyst I (Former Employee), Austin, TX – May 7, 2013
Pros: opportunity to learn managed healthcare
Cons: lack of work/home balance, highly stressful, poor management, work overload
This company is very disorganized, has very low moral, poor management, sucky pay for the work overload, and just a mess. I can go on and on about this company and how they make up rules as they go, bullying, constant picking, lack of support fro HR, etc.... I sure got the bad end of the stick at Centene and would not recommend this company to anyone.
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Patrs – May 17, 2013

Workload and expectations are unrealistic. Beware of working remote. Remote is used to get you in the door -- but constantly threatened to be taken away. That part they don't tell you about. Plus, with the hrs you put in at home (10-12 hrs or more per day)-- due to turn around times, there is no work/life balance. Due to the constant stress-- did not care about working from home after awhile. Just had to get out!!

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bad management, bad work environment
Provider Relations Representative (Former Employee), Sandy Springs, GA – May 1, 2013
Cons: everything
They suck! they work you like a dog and pay low! only if you are desperate dont apply to this company.
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Terrible place to work
manager (Current Employee), austin, tx – April 27, 2013
Pros: good pay and benefits, great downtown austin location
Cons: terrible management practices. toxic work environment.
This place presents as a great place to work. During the interview process it is painted as a great company with a good mission. The mission part is right but the rest is all a façade.
The people who run the place at the top are terrible leadership if you even want to call it that. CEO is out of touch. COO is authoritarian and he barks at people all – more... the time then laughs about it. He should just retire. If the CEO would clean house, getting rid of the really toxic people at the top who ruin this place for everyone would make it a great place to work. He ought to walk around, listen to what is going on, the cursing, yelling, disrespectful way people are treated. Moral is low. Lot of people looking for new jobs and then when people do leave because they are sick of it the management said, they were the problem. Hardly. you can't treat people like dirt every day then have free food and stuff for employee apprcation week and act like things are fine. Things are terrible. – less
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TERRIBLE MANAGEMENT!
Nurse (Former Employee), Tacoma, WA – April 22, 2013
I never felt valued ! didnt even get th bonus they told us we were getting in our offer letter...I spoke with human resources several times regarding not being able to break or have lunches and the feeling of my manager not willing to help with the overwhelming amount of work. SOOOO much expected and demanded and not enough support. It was hard to watch – more... my manager taking credit for my work, with no thanks, or appreciation. It was and exausting and painful experience. I regret working for this company and glad I left I now feel like I am respected and can use my skills and knowlledge for someone who will not abuse it.
DO NOT WORK HERE!! YOU will gain 60 pounds from stress in a month lol – less
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Recognizing Talent To Fill Internal Career Opportunities
Provider Services Representative I (Current Employee), Atlanta, GA – April 17, 2013
Pros: easy commute
Cons: opportunities for advancement
Centene Corporation is a great company to work for but there are some things that the company should consider. For example, recognizing talent within the organization before seeking external candiates to fill available career opportunities. There have been several instances where I have applied for a position and was never scheduled an interview. Especially, – more... when the position falls within my area of expertise.

I have worked for this company for almost three years and still working within a call center environment and have proven capabilities and skills to move around within the company.

However, I have learned the importance of call center operations while employed with Centene but looking to further my career within the healthcare or property and casualty insurance sector. – less
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Best company I've ever worked for
Claims Analyst (Current Employee), Great Falls, MT – April 12, 2013
Pros: bonuses, childcare, cafeteria, advancement if you want it
Cons: entry level work can be boring
In 30 years of working, I've never worked for such a great company! The management was very understanding over the past year when I had medical issues that kept me out of work frequently. The people on my team are great and people throughout the building are pleasant and friendly. In the few years I've been with the company, I've seen many people promoted – more... from where I am to all sorts of higher positions. The work can be repetitive, but they do things to make it fun. – less
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Avoid at all Costs
Utilization Manager (Current Employee), At one of their locations – April 3, 2013
Pros: benefits, good learning environment regarding medicaid
Cons: poor management, hostile, dishonest
This is not somewhere you want to work if you want to have an environment in which you feel respected and appreciated. The management is terrible here. I have never encountered such inept individuals. They are very shady, underhanded, and are not even able to do their employees' jobs. They cannot be trusted. You are overloaded with work that is not – more... manageable in an 8 hour day. If you do not get it done, you are attacked verbally by management. You are treated as a slave and there is no support. Everyone is stressed out and it is obvious on their faces. Its amazing that management doesn't notice how depressed their staff looks. People are having nervous breakdowns working here. It is insane. There are those who say it is a great company on here, please do not heed those. Stay away for your own good! – less
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Mikec – April 5, 2013

If its that bad why are you still working there?

Kate234 – April 11, 2013

If this is the site I think it is.... hence the problems of hiring. People stay b/c the market is not emloyee friendly, but they're not loyal. If you enjoy being beaten down by management, this is the place for you. It's a man eat man world here. Watch your back. No kidding.

Discontent1 – April 19, 2013

See Katie's response. This area does not have many employment opportunities. So as an adult with responsibilities, one must do what they can to survive until one can move to something else.

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Avoid at all Costs
Utilization Manager (Current Employee), Georgia – April 3, 2013
Pros: benefits, good learning environment regarding medicaid
Cons: poor management, hostile, dishonest
This is not somewhere you want to work if you want to have an environment in which you feel respected and appreciated. The management is terrible here. I have never encountered such inept individuals. They are very shady, underhanded, and are not even able to do their employees' jobs. They cannot be trusted. You are overloaded with work that is not – more... manageable in an 8 hour day. If you do not get it done, you are attacked verbally by management. You are treated as a slave and there is no support. Everyone is stressed out and it is obvious on their faces. Its amazing that management doesn't notice how depressed their staff looks. People are having nervous breakdowns working here. It is insane. There are those who say it is a great company on here, please do not heed those. Stay away for your own good! – less
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Productive, health conscience work plance
Program Coordinator / Referral Specialist (Current Employee), Atlanta, GA – March 22, 2013
Pros: company perks
Cons: budget restraints
A typical day at work is usually faced paced, with several tasks that must be completed before deadlines. Management provides support in overseeing projects. Co-workers work coherently to ensure all team goals are met daily. I have excelled in my job, I enjoy a challenge; I would not consider any aspect of my job to be hard. The most enjoyable part – more... of my job is the unpredictable aspect that comes along with the territory of working in the health care industry. – less
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Amazing benefits
Claims Analyst (Former Employee), Farmington, MO – March 15, 2013
Great place to work. Amazing benefits. On site daycare. On site cafeteria. Gated parking. Great pay.
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Toxic and abusive workplace.
Temp (Former Employee), At one their locations – March 12, 2013
Pros: could be a good company.
Cons: almost everything.
Co-workers are abusive. Management doesn't care and will participate in the abuse. Other managers are afraid to discipline the bad people. Unprofessional people who were unfit for other companies have found a home at this company because it allows bad behavior. The good people who are not temps are silence. Tortures, lies about and harasses temps, especially – more... the smart, professional ones. Uses other temps to torture temps.

If you can avoid this company, do so. Other jobs are out there, just wait for one. You'll be happy you did. Read the other bad reviews about this company. They are spot on about how people behave at this company.

It's too bad because this could be a good company if they would just take care of these problems. – less
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Justplaintruth – April 1, 2013

A high concentration of management with psychopathic personality disorder with this company. They actively engaged in rumor and hearsay for feedback. More double standards, incompetence, disregard for employee mistreatment at the management level and a systemic culture of the worst kind in all my 25 + years. I hated every minute of every day I was there.

– April 27, 2013

you are SO right.

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Great benefits
Referral Specialist (Former Employee), Independence, Ohio – March 7, 2013
Centene Corporation has great benefits and excellent tuition reimbursement.
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THIS WAS THE WORST PLACE I HAVE EVER WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prior auth Nurse (Former Employee), Indianpolis, IN – March 6, 2013
Cons: everything
Worked as a contract to hire but was terrible!!!! Needess to say no longer work there.....worked as prior auth nurse and work load overwhelming!!!,horrible training,management plays favorites and they don't know what they are doing half the time,certian people able to work from home and not fair how that is determined unless you are a brown noser,work – more... load unfair and over all Never would recommend anyone to work ther!!!!!!! EVER!!!!! – less
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Toxic workplace
Care Manager (Former Employee), TX – February 22, 2013
Cons: no training, favoritism, bad communication, toxic work environment.
This company hire practices are deceptive, the work environment in the office was toxic & noisy. Management is squirrely. I was told I would be hired in 3 months, then there was a supposed hiring freeze, but afterward, another person was hired directly from a job website. I was given more and more work to be completed that was not related to my position – more... and therefore my actual work suffered. Also, one employee came to work or not as he pleased, sometimes for days and the supervisor kept giving the rest of us flimsy excuses why the person wasn't at work.
There are many good people there, but the management stinks. – less
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My job
PROVIDER OPERATIONS AUDITOR (Current Employee), Smyrna, Ga – February 20, 2013
I usually arrive at work around 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. I then began my work as an auditor under Provider Operations Department in which I audit several different areas within the department: Claims Liaisons projects, Configuration, Provider Data, Credentialing, Contracting and Provider Relations. I work with an okay management team. The hardest part – more... of the job is auditing co-workers that I consider friends. The most enjoyable part is coming to work every day to see my co-workers. It is very hard to get promoted or get another job within the company without knowing somebody. – less
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Provider Service Representative (Current Employee), Atlanta, GA – February 18, 2013
Pros: leaving after a days work
Cons: q&a
Answer providers questions about everything, everyday is something new, managers and coworkers are friendly, nothing really too hard most enjoyable part of the day is going home.
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Abusive Upper Management
UR (Former Employee), Austin, Tx – February 14, 2013
Pros: downtown office
Cons: toxic environment
The financial and benefits compensation is not worth the grief you will experience. Employees that are lower on the totem pole will be monitored for length of time spent using the bathroom, speaking to others in the office (Seriously. If you do not have an office with a door that closes, people can (and do) report to upper management how often people – more... say hi to you), leaving *on time* is frowned upon, management is required to watch computer use, etc. It creates an atmosphere of anxiety, suspicion, and resentment. Actively promotes an "us versus them" mentality between departments, sister sites, and the health care side. Absolutely bizarre that the "team" that is the most oppressive, controlling, and abusive is led by licensed social workers. Read: former therapists. If you are successful in your position and have a mean streak that just keeps on giving, you will be a star. Management is promoted from within, which often means that a burned out therapist (also with a mean streak) with attention to detail will rise up in the ranks, however, therapists do not have business training. They just learn the lingo as they go, and make up for their lack of true business understanding with aggression. Just nasty, unprofessional, miserable people. – less
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Administrative Assistant 1 Opening
Administrative Assistant (Current Employee), Austin, TX – January 29, 2013
Pros: solid company; opportunity for growth if better managed.
Cons: company quick growth has created an environment where management positions are not achieved, you will more than likely report to an inexperienced manager.
Be careful if applying for the admin 1 position that is currently open in Austin. The group that this position is hiring for has been through a number of admins and NONE have worked for them. As a seasoned professional, I must warn other administrative assistants. It is internally known that the group has issues that extend beyond the professional/business – more... setting. Yet, the company continues to onboard professional admins only to have them fired like the ones before - Don't waste time on this one - unless you are willing to deal with the emotional and psychological issues of the group; then be fired after a few months. – less
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Centene is sensitive to the needs of individuals and families enrolled in government-assisted health programs. The company provides – Read more