Cerner Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Cerner full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great experience working in a fast-paced ever-changing industry.

Cons – Don't compensate as well as they could and it makes using them as a "stepping stone" in switching to a more lucrative position with another company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cerner full-time for more than a year

Pros – Opportunities are always waiting when you know where to look and have a passion for what you are doing. Your career is in your own hands at Cerner and you govern how your path will go.

Cons – You can get caught in a bad work/life balance with ease.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cerner full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Strong Benefits for KC-based associates
Social, athletic and other perks in KC
Quickly growing environment with plenty of advanced program opportunities

Cons – Virtual employment options/benefits are minimal

Advice to Senior Management – keep finding ways to promote the rock stars

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cerner full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Strong financial performance. Unlimited career growth opportunities. Industry not affected by traditional economic cycles.

Cons – Cerner is very complex because it supports a health care globally which is also very complex.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cerner full-time for more than a year

Pros – Stable career, okay pay, onsite facilities, get to work with some very talented people.

Cons – Too many hours, I felt like i was at work 24/7. Promotions without a pay increase until reviews come around. Lack of vision by upper management. Teams seemed to be re-organized about once a year. 20 solutions to do one task rather than one excellent solution. Expect to work 60+ hours a week. Internal workflows for service requests are horrendous.

Advice to Senior Management – Better quality of life for your employees, better long term vision for upper management, better compensation.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Cerner full-time for more than a year

Pros – leading edge of software in industry

Cons – demands too much of employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Cerner full-time for more than a year

Pros – Cerner is a great place to start a career, they provide a ton of experiences to young grads and are very laid back. Young employees, almost all straight out of college.

Cons – Once you cross a year or two , the learning really slows and you end up just "punching the clock." There is a very limited number healthcare experts at Cerner, mainly just individuals that grew up through Cerner and don't understand the healthcare system.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire more experienced associates to work with all the new grads.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Cerner full-time for less than a year

Pros – Stable Company
Decent ability to move around (after 2 years)
Good culture and work place
Specific skill set that is being used a lot right now

Cons – SolutionWorks is probably the worst group inside the company to be placed in.
Hardly working with code
Performance is purely based on metrics, nothing else
Job title should be more like Customer Solutions (Technical) Analyst or something

Advice to Senior Management – My advice would be on a more personal level to my manager, so I'll use this as a comment section.. Would I recommend this to a friend? If they were going into the position I was, no. If they were in a different department inside of Cerner, probably. This market is driven a lot on the political landscape so the outlook for 6 months looks good. 2+ years, however, is a question mark.
They should definitely invest in getting Neal public speaking courses or something, because he drops Cerner stock every time he speaks in a public forum.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Cerner full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great place to start your career. Have good benefits

Cons – Long work hours!
Be ready to work with a lot of fresh college graduates

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cerner full-time for less than a year

Pros – Compensation is decent for Kansas City (If you negotiate in the beginning).
Flexible work hours. (Again, this is team specific)
Manager acts like a friend outside the office and is a nice guy in general.
Work is challenging and interesting, you learn new things everyday.
Free gym, if you work out.

Cons – Promotions are difficult to get if don't know the right people.
Pay increments aren't great.

Advice to Senior Management – Invent more in the existing talent than hiring newer people and paying them high salaries.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company