Premera Blue Cross Reviews

Pros

It’s a good place to be if you want to be part of an organization going through a lot of needed change and you want to help with that change. We have a lot of new leaders and new employees bringing good ideas and challenging the status quo. We have new values that we are trying to live, more clarity on communications and a new focus on how we can improve customers’ lives by making healthcare work better. Pay is competitive and benefits are really good, including a 401K and we still have a pension. We even have more employee forums where we are able to share our thoughts.

Advice to Management

I think we are going in the right direction and that our leadership teams are doing a good job. There are opportunities for better leadership training and better communication throughout the company. Many of us are still trying to understand where we are going as a company so help us do that.

Pros

all pros. great people to work with

Pros

It's gratifying to be involved in the healthcare sector. I like being part of a good cause. Premera has a rigorous social impact and community relations program. Premera provides ample opportunity for employee volunteerism in the community. The campus is beautiful and the employees are friendly.

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work.

Pros

Nice campus, clean restrooms, exercise programs and they will pay for some education. 401k and mostly nice coworkers. Health insurance benefits are just ok.

Advice to Management

Retain your good people. Get rid of the managers who don't care or listen. Stop sending out articles that we should give a higher rating on glassdoor.

Pros

Geographical location. Campus setting. Low bar to be an Executive but pay good. So many problems to fix that it's quite easy to do well there.

Advice to Management

Leave. If you're Senior Mgmt then start making better hires.

Pros

Location and free parking was convenient

Advice to Management

Get real managers in place, have a plan and clear processes before you start a project

Pros

Many people that are fun to work with. Parking got better after the layoffs. Nice walkable campus as long as you stay on campus (there have been muggings and lots of used needles on the walking trails).

Advice to Management

Get rid of the stodgy policies. Stop the project hacks. And most importantly, trust your associates with new tasks and let them grow.

Pros

There is a good work life balance
Employees are afforded the ability to be heard
Respectful
Leaders who listen
Great benefits

Advice to Management

Cultivate a culture where feedback is actioned.

Pros

If you live in the north end, the commute is less brutal. Expectations are low so if you are smart you can work a true 40 hour week.

Advice to Management

This isn't junior high school. You hired some smart people from outside insurance and they made you uncomfortable. So you fired them and went back to your comfort zone. Good luck with that!

Pros

+ The people I work with are super smart and mission-driven, which is continuously motivating.
+ I have the opportunity learn something new about the business and the industry everyday.
+ Major positive changes surrounding employee culture. The HR team has done a lot of work in helping us make sure we embody our organization's values, all of which are focused on doing the right thing for our customers.
+ Lots of employee perks and recognition
+ Increased transparency to the decision-making happening at the executive leadership level

Advice to Management

To senior management, focus on providing clear direction to the company and clearing barriers across the organization so that our teams can work together.