Health Net Reviews in Sacramento, CA Area

Pros

Good work life balance and benefits package

Cons

Very siloed organization and the IT department is a complete mess

Advice to Senior Management

Replace your core systems so that IT isn't such a mess

Pros

Good work life balance, fair pay

Cons

ITG is a big problem, keeping this company from excelling in this tough industry.

Advice to Senior Management

Bring IT back in house.

Pros

pay is very good for area

Cons

too much outsourcing has resulted in lack of ownership

Advice to Senior Management

multiple 3rd party outsourcing has created issues and lack of ownership

Pros

Good environment and work, good colleagues, good city.

Cons

No further career enhancement. looking for finance positions

Advice to Senior Management

Take care or arrogant developers and make sure thye behave properly

Pros

People are great -- supportive, friendly. They pay pretty well to get you in the door

Cons

They tease you with the promise of managment incentive bonuses, but two out of the last six years have paid nothing. Even though my performance is always rated Excellent, I've never received the % bonus for my level. There's always some excuse -- the plan was underfunded, the money went to another business unit or the company didn't meet its goals. After awhile that rhetoric gets old.

Advice to Senior Management

May be time to jettison Gellert as CEO but somehow the board doesn't have the will to do it.

Pros

Flexibility between work / life. Telecommuting and working remotely helps to offset rising costs for fuel, clothing, food, etc. Location is important to me. At least in California, Health Net seems to be surviving this economic crisis. Teamwork and collaboration between departments along with an open door policy help to facilitate a healthy work environment.

Cons

Compensation / Benefits - lousy dental plan, no bonuses, no employee stock purchase plan (that is huge), poor employee recognition, favoritism, salaries below competition fail to meet cost of living increases. Outdated technology. Changes to policies/procedures and staffing not well communicated to the entire associate population. Projects slip or fail due to lack of communication. Too many Vice Presidents. Still not a true National Company.

Advice to Senior Management

Make it a great place to work, recognize and reward successes.

Pros

The benefits are great. The people are nice.

Cons

There are some incompetent managers, and poor performance is tolerated. Nobody ever gets fired -- even if they don't come to work.

Advice to Senior Management

There are some hard workers at the company. Find a way to reward and recognize them. It seems that there is no difference whether an employee works 20 solid hours a week or 60 solid hours. Also, outsourcing the I.T. shop to save 25% is ridiculous when you can save the quality employees by cutting out 10 to 15% of the lowest performers and renegotiating some of the large contracts. The bottom 10 to 15% aren't providing much value anyway.

Pros

Good benefits, before recent management decisions there was good team work.

Cons

Lacking senior management, poor ITG planning. Failed projects.
Our HN One project was a MAJOR fiasco costing the company millions with NO net plus to the company and abandoned before completion. Our infrastructure is running on outdated systems and outdated thinking regarding the systems. We have a CEO with no vision or understanding that senior management bonuses for axing employees is not really good for the morale of the company and stock holders.
The lack of vision and proper management has lead to the outsourcing and loss of valuable ITG associates leading to a loss of a knowledge base that will take a long time to recover from.

Advice to Senior Management

Quit, find knowledgeable people and let them do their job.