Pros
Centene is a big company
Cons
- Vaccine mandate: Comply or be fired by the end of 2021. - Promotions: They promote from outside the company or not at all, internal talent is largely ignored (see next point). - Chaotic Leadership because of mergers: Acquired company leaders are brought in and everyone has a new direction for a year or so then it recycles and repeats, especially true for the specialty companies. Some get a new CEO almost yearly. Very poor management practice that results in their "new" vision getting ignored because they will be gone in a year anyway. - Everyone is short-staffed and contractors are used to fill the gaps with less than desirable results. - You will have a workload bigger than you can handle - ALWAYS. - Centene is moving from a "Growth by acquisition/merger strategy" to a "streamlining/efficiency strategy" - that's a code word for even more workload and possible layoffs. - if you work in IT you will work almost ALL weekends and holidays - especially competent people. You might think you are getting paid well but after you add up all the hours it's not worth it. - Before Covid Centene was deeply rooted in opposing work from home, Covid forced them to change, They WILL go back to requiring you in the office eventually - there is NO question about that. - The bottom line? Centene is a frustrating employer, with frustrating bureaucratic slowness, frustrating & struggling technology, chaotic leadership with constantly changing vision, and a very high workload for competent employees.
