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Productive environment
Claims Representative III (Current Employee), Indianapolis, IN – May 16, 2013
Pros: work/life balance, work from home
Productive environment. Work well on my own as well as with a team. I learn at a fast pace, and can switch between assignments and different tasks well.
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Excellent Company for Nurses
Utilization Nurse Reviewer II (Former Employee), Mason, OH – May 15, 2013
This company is excellent for nurses. The benefits are great, hours flexible, and pay is above average.
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I had a good time working here and learned alot.
CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST (Former Employee), Woodland Hills, CA – May 14, 2013
Wellpoint was a nice job to have. I met quite a few people who I am still in contact with.
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If you're an IT person, look elsewhere
Infrastructure Services Advisor (Former Employee), Albany, NY – May 10, 2013
Cons: no respect for previous work. no prospects for moving up. no incentive to grow.
I used to enjoy my job before we merged with WellPoint. After the merger, it turned into an absolute nightmare. WellPoint is one of the WORST companies for an IT person to work for. I was there for nearly ten years, and after we merged, not only did I not get any new projects, I was having projects taken away from me. I even went as far as to ask my – more... manager, "are you TRYING to ruin my career?" I will NEVER recommend WellPoint as an employer to anyone. – less
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Inbound call center
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee), Pomona, CA – May 9, 2013
Pros: good pay and excellent benefits
Cons: no room for advancement
Inbound Call Center providing benefits and claims status information for member and medical providers. Answering on average 60-100 calls per day.
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new challenges daily
Nurse Medical Management Nurse II (Former Employee), Newbury Park, CA – May 9, 2013
Pros: able to work independently and as a team player
Cons: always short staffed
Own assignment plus coverage for additional assignments. I have learned that the only constant is continual change. I have learned how to negoiate a daily rate. The most difficult part of the job is covering other nurses teritory without knowing the daly flow for various network facilitys. Management is very helpful and willing to help clarify any questions. – more... The most enjoyful part of my job is to interact with various providers. – less
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PERFORMANCE QUALITY AUDITOR LEAD (Former Employee), Middletown, NY – May 9, 2013
A typical day at work consisted of meeting preparation, facilitating meetings, attending meetings, auditing, answering questions, answering/reviewing emails, identifying trends and reporting.

I learned something new everyday.

My co-workers were friendly and worked well as a team.

The hardest part of the job was implementing changes as well as providing – more... constructive criticism.

The most enjoyable part of the job was helping my team by answering questions and training. – less
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Able to work from home
BENEFIT SYSTEM ANALYST (Former Employee), Middletown NY office but work at home full time – May 7, 2013
Pros: able to work at home
Cons: no job security since wellpoint bought empire bcbs
The worst part of the job was watching co-workers being let go while our jobs went to India or the Phillipines...and then it was my turn.
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Good company but some favoritism
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee), Newbury Park, CA – May 3, 2013
I learned great customer service skills here, and good work ethics
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EXCELLENT WORK ENVIRONMENT
MEDICARE AGENT (Former Employee), New York, NY – May 3, 2013
Pros: great salary
Cons: travel
GREAT MANAGEMENT , VERY LUCRATIVE JOB, 75% TRAVEL WITHIN TERRITORY AND OUT OF STATE.
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having a cafeteria in the building is a plus
Claims Processor III (Former Employee), Indianapolis, IN – April 29, 2013
Pros: the work at home program
Cons: no job stability
I worked for Wellpoint for 24 years until I was laid off in September 2012. I worked from home for the last 9 years which is an incentive that Wellpoint offers. Working from home requires time management, organization and discipline. I also have processed Medicare Supplement claims and worked with accums.
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Productive and balanced
Administrative Assistant II (Former Employee), North Haven, CT – April 28, 2013
Pros: some flex time
Cons: sometimes i was so busy, i didn't even eat my lunch
There is no such thing as a typical day at Anthem - you would never know what challenges would come up during the day, made it a great place to work and I loved meeting the challenges. The associates were all very helpful even if they weren't part of your department. I was laid off - reduction in workforce.
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Self motivating astomphere
Customer Assistant (Former Employee), Indianapolis, IN – April 23, 2013
Pros: overtime was very good at the beginning of each year.
A regular day at work for me was logging into my headset and multiple programs on my computer to assist with the best customer service possible. I interacted with providers as well as members on a daily basis. I was also backup for two other departments within the company. I helped my manager set up workstation and computer for the newer trainees. The – more... most enjoyable part of my job was providing excellent customer service to avoid multiple callbacks and satisfying the providers and members. – less
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Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer (Current Employee), Bangalore – April 22, 2013
Its more like a family.
Each member tries to help each other.
Wellpoint is place I love to go back to work
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Excellent Company
Claims Rep II (Former Employee), Manchester, NH – April 21, 2013
Worked at Home for the last ten years. Very much enjoyed every aspect of my position.
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Decent working environment
Claims Examiner (Former Employee), Columbus, Ohio – April 21, 2013
Pros: great benefits while they lasted
Cons: no advancement what so ever
I was hired in as a claims examiner after losing a similiar position with a corporation that was going through bankruptcy and downsizing. I was uneasy about working at another company doing basically the same thing. My previous position and company was a horrible experience but I was pleasantly surprised that not all insurance companies treated employees – more... terribly. Then, Anthem (pre-Wellpoint) was a positive workplace environment with great benefits- although the starting hourly wage was low and training was a joke. Management was non-threatening and the stress level was not overwhelming. Overtime was voluntary and there were incentives and recognition for increased productivity. Now the down side- After about a year big changes started taking place- the company became public, new management came in and all advancement and transfers opportunies were gone- no one could apply for open positions within the company anywhere. The company continued to buyup smaller companies throughout the country all business was doing well. The new top management kept to themselves and associated with very few people. After acouple of years of this - there was talk of a merger with Wellpoint and Anthem and that our location could be closed. Management tried to deny it but eventually they called us in to confirm it. The merger not only was eliminating jobs but also benefits as well to remaining employees. Those of us who lost our jobs in July lost our profit sharing ( the last year it was being offered ). I haven't worked fulltime since. – less
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I would not recommend for a pharmacy technician
Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee), Atlanta, GA – April 19, 2013
Typical day was answering calls and making calls on behalf of insurance. Made calls using script, area of interest was managed care
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A place to work that you can make a career with.
Underwriting Assistant (Former Employee), Thousand Oaks, CA – April 19, 2013
Pros: great benefits
Cons: difficult to learn cross training skills
A lot of auditing and follow up with vendors and team members. I learned medical terminology and life patterns. Management was lacking in that it was such a large corporation they didn't take the time to cultivate the employees they had. The team members were limited in contact as the work load did not allow time for socializing. The hardest part of – more... the job was feeling so small in such a large corporation. The best part of the job was learning all the medical information which was fascinating – less
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Biggest Mistake I Ever Made Was To Work Here
Licensed Professional (Former Employee), Western USA – April 17, 2013
Pros: option on some jobs to telecommute, fair pay and benefits, good training.
Cons: perception on our unit was that they do not care about the members, just about the dollars. management is way out of touch and needs to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.
I was thrilled to have a telecommute job and worked hard to complete training and get on board. But, soon learned this was a culture of avoid management, do not ask questions, almost bordering on paranoia. Management had disinterest in interacting with our group of professionals and no understanding of our day-to-day concerns.. I became the target of – more... the manager who bullied me, wrote me up with unrealistic objectives and did what she could to make sure I did not succeed, despite her pretending to help. I complained to no avail. I was fired even after improving my work. I and my coworkers knew this was a no win situation. It has been months, and I still cannot get over how I was mistreated. They had no interest in looking at the real problem, and put all the blame on me. I have decades of positive work experience, have ongoing anxiety and depression from this experience, and wonder what their contribution is to my inability to even find a job. Do not work here. I have never been treated so poorly, I worked extra hours to do a good job, but they still got rid of me in a very nasty way. – less
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jrob – May 1, 2013

The exact same thing happened to me. The training in the classroom did not include many of the resources to do the job, and the manager did nothing to help me. I felt harassed,bullied and humiliated. It was too nerve racking to stay, so I just resigned. I will be writing to the corporate office. I have a friend that experienced the same thing.

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fun well rounded work place.
Agency Representative II (Former Employee), Melville, NY – April 17, 2013
Management was always on top of what there employees needed to complete there job assignments. Kept on top of changing healthcare market.
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WellPoint, Inc. (WellPoint) is a health benefits company serving 35 million medical members, as of December 31, 2008. The Company – Read more