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"Policies are good , work life balance" (in 260 reviews)
"Great work life balance with lots of PTO and work from home opportunities" (in 163 reviews)
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"Work/Life balance was tough at times" (in 78 reviews)
"Deductible is so high that you're better off buying your own health insurance" (in 26 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Flexible schedule, great pay, great colleagues
Cons
I can’t think of any right now
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Autonomy. Culture of trust. Empowerment. Opportunities for growth. Managers who really truly care.
Cons
None at all. I’ve never worked for a company that recognizes its shortcomings and proactively works on fixing them and improving.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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great learning sources career growth amazing office space(Raleigh, NC)
Cons
compensation is below average. Poor Work/life balance
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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flexible schedule, great benefit and salary
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most be good at coding and thorough documentation
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great environment to work in
Cons
No cons to submit but it was favorites
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Depends on the role, there are plenty of positions that offer field based or telecommute options.
Cons
Moving targets and high ambiguity.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Generous PTO, ability to telecommute for most positions.
Cons
Expensive insurance, little care for employees, lots of layoffs happening all the time
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
If you find the right people, its so good
Cons
Some people are not great to work with
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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A community who truly cares for each other across horizontal levels, as well as for the patients served.
Cons
Upper level management tends to make decisions without fully understanding the implications of their actions or the possibility that the ask may not be realistic. Can lead to quite a few times where the team is being overworked and asked to deliver on an impossible timeline.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Good work environent all the time
Cons
Busy some of the time
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