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Deborah L. Rice-Johnson
71 Ratings
Pros
"Depending on department able to work from home" (in 17 reviews)
"Good benefits, flexibility, company is open to trying new things" (in 22 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance does not exist" (in 18 reviews)
"Upper management will not compensate according to your worth" (in 17 reviews)
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"Great career move"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Highmark full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
I find Highmark to be a company of integrity and am proud to work here and support its mission. I trust leadership and there is a clear commitment to making it a better place to work. I have seen many positive changes in culture, technology, and strategy in my time working here. There are always opportunities to advance my career and people that care about each other. Good pay, health benefits, 401k, and PTO.
Cons
We still have a lot of work to do to enhance our technology which can be limiting. The industry will remain stressful as healthcare is demanding and lots of fundamental industry change is needed. As a healthcare company I would like to have the best healthcare benefits package available at low cost; in my time here employee health insurance has become either more expensive for same coverage or same price for less coverage and parental leave is fairly minimal.
Advice to Management
Continue to keep focused on the strategy and the people that are supporting it.
Highmark 2018-10-06 01:49 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Nice people. Awful bureacracy"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Highmark full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Work-from-home, flexibility. Good yearly raises and bonuses.
Cons
Corporate bureacracy. IT policies that restrict creativity. 400 forms to fill out to get anything done. Nearly impossible to be creative. Even though you can work-from-home, you basically have to work 12 hours a day to be successful at anything, due to slowness of systems and navigating the bureacracy.
Advice to Management
As someone who develops analytics using tools such as Python, SAS, Tableau, etc, it is nearly impossible to be creative here. The enterprise data warehouse data dictionary hasn't been updated in years. The IT policies adopted by our sister company, Highmark Health Solutions are so hairbrained and restrictive, that you need to fill out a multiple page form for basically anything, then you get an email three weeks later by some random admin pointing out how you're violating x, y, and z HMHS IT policy by doing what your management told you to do, yet our security system is based on an insecure decade old Java applet that only runs in legacy Internet Explorer, and our service request catalog runs on Flash which was deprecated years ago for its known security issues. IRONY. All information on how to navigate any of these forms are housed on random sharepoint sites that aren't searchable because you probably don't have access to them (yet are expected to know what information they contain).
Management likes to keep the developers in project management meetings half the day, while claiming to be "agile". Requirements are never set in stone. We buy any random software that includes the terms AI or Enterprise-grade in the description, even if it doesn't work (especially once hamstrung by HMHS IT Policy).Highmark 2018-11-20 05:41 PST![Highmark Logo]()
"Great Place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Highmark full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Work/Life Balance
- Rewards/Recognition
- Opportunities for advancement/developmentCons
- Some dated workspaces and technology
Advice to Management
- Manage out underperformers
- Provide more training optionsHighmark 2018-11-20 10:48 PSTHelpful (1)
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"More work than pay in a Unprofessional atmosphere."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Highmark full-time
Pros
You can learn insurance benefits
Cons
Lack of professionalism, horrible immature staff, extremely poor management, poor training , unprofessional environment and lack of responsibility by upper management and poor human resources, Please don't expect this company to practice what they preach/teach when it comes to professionalism and if you have a friend in management your surely protected. Be sure to pay attention to the current workers complaining and bad mouthing management as unfortunately the complaints are true, listen while in training for the inconsistency that they later blame staff for even though its poor training. I could go on but no need.
Advice to Management
Find better management/trainers/ and evaluate the horrific training.
Highmark 2018-12-02 22:20 PST![Highmark Logo]()
"Nice people, Slow to Change"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Highmark full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
People
Comp
Opportunity to Grow
Make an impact on othersCons
Process
Comp equity
Speed to MarketAdvice to Management
None
Highmark 2018-10-23 13:45 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Customer Service"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at Highmark full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
They have a great employee cafeteria lol
Cons
You have to fit into their cookie cutter ideals
They hire you as a temp first and then see how you work out and if you fit inHighmark 2018-10-30 07:33 PDT![Highmark Logo]()
"Great people who work hard for a Company that cares"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Highmark full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The company is focused on achieving results which includes making its people feel valued.
As an insurer, the company is redefining what it’s means and how to bring value to its member customers.Cons
Office space is old and teams don’t always sit near or with each other.
Advice to Management
Remove roadblocks for your employees.
Highmark 2018-10-05 17:04 PDT![Highmark Logo]()
"Good mission"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Highmark full-time
Pros
Like the company’s values and the people are nice.
Cons
My commute is not always fun.
Highmark 2018-10-04 18:05 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Good people doing good things"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Highmark full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Highmark's culture has evolved and continues to do so. The first priority was to define (or redefine) the noble mission with which everyone aligns and senior leadership has done a really solid job of this.
The financial turnaround involved all sorts of initiatives, but it was the reinvention of the culture that enabled the changes that keep this large diverse organization financially healthy. Disruptive innovation and a relentless pursuit to transform healthcare is front and center and this legacy organization is thinking and acting more like an insurgent than an incumbent which is the most enjoyable part of working here.
From my vantage point this gives everyone in the organization a shared ambition and purpose
Ways of working.
Highmark is a stronger competitors, rewards better innovators and is faster to respond to changes in the market.Cons
The work we do to change member experience isn't always easy and we have a lot of challenges ahead in order to deliver. We also still have a lot of work to do in order to break apart the complexity. Some areas have very heavy bureaucracy and are loaded with antique processes.
Advice to Management
Stay the course. Be relentless in bringing in top talent.
Highmark 2018-09-20 08:20 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Care manager"
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Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOI have been working at Highmark full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Work from home benefitsare good
Cons
Unable to train employees well to do their job well. Think twice too many chiefs
Advice to Management
I have nothing to say.
Highmark 2018-10-31 19:39 PDT
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