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    WebMD Health Reviews

    Updated November 15, 2018
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    • "Work life balance can be better" (in 23 reviews)

    • "boring work, employees did not seem to like upper management" (in 27 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Strong"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at WebMD Health full-time

      Pros

      Strong team, loyalty to employees, job security

      Cons

      Changing industry, new ownership

    2. "analysis engineer"

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      Former Employee - Process Analyst in Philadelphia, PA
      Former Employee - Process Analyst in Philadelphia, PA
      Recommends

      I worked at WebMD Health full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      pretty good salary but it makes up for it

      Cons

      lot of work but it is good fun

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "WebMD Indianapolis"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Indianapolis, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at WebMD Health full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      401K, paid vacation and holidays, and sick days

      Cons

      No appreciation for hard work and reliability. It is like being in high school again. Immature management that shows favoritism. Pay is not near what it should be for the stress level of the job.

    4. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Mobile Applications Developer in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Mobile Applications Developer in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at WebMD Health full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Theres a lot of new projects and interesting work (internal frameworks). You have opportunities to contribute to multiple projects. My manager and seniors are sharp and I am learning a lot and improving quickly. Product and project managers can comprehend technical concepts.

      Cons

      Tracking time everyday on JIRA. Wish I was getting paid a bit more.

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Company was acquired"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at WebMD Health full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      flexible work hours
      great coffee
      and 5 more words to get past this filter

      Cons

      company has no loyalty to employees. Many senior employees were let go and are now being replaced by new and or junior staff

      Advice to Management

      find a way to let employees know you really care about them

    6. Helpful (8)

      "Could have been better.. Could have been a lot better..."

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      Former Employee - Business Operations in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Business Operations in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at WebMD Health full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Casual business environment, great coworkers, decent perks, and respectable brand (Medscape). Certainly a great place for mediocre talents and for those who are just looking to get 1 or 2 years of experience

      Cons

      Morale isn't low. It's completely gone.

      I stayed for about 3 years and was there during KKR acquisition. If you ask me whether the acquisition killed the morale, well not entirely. Things were already getting bad. The root cause is that the company keeps putting the wrong people as managers, people who have no business being a manager (I don't mean the actual title manager.. more like Directors and VPs). I've known several teams that keep losing their members but HR doesn't even bother investigating. These managers are the real morale killer: egotistical, micromanaging, insecure, and indecisive. At the end of the year, these managers only reward those who know how to say yes sir and yes ma'am.

      Advice to Management

      For new boss in town (IB): Give an assessment test to see if these Directors and VPs actually know what they're talking about. How can they lead a team, let alone make a decision if they don't have the substance to do so?

      HR: start looking into the teams with the highest turnover. Do not rely on exit interviews because most employees don't want to burn bridges so a lot of us (who left) lied. I know I did. Hire a consultant to check in how current employees feel. Not everyone is brave enough to walk into your office and report his/her manager. I know for a fact many current employees are trying to get a new employment.

    7. "great people"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at WebMD Health full-time

      Pros

      great people, great brand, good work-life balance

      Cons

      complicated internal processes, no clear room for growth

      Advice to Management

      streamline your processes

    8. "WebMD Health Services"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Project Manager in Portland, OR
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at WebMD Health full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good work, life balance. Colleagues are good people.

      Cons

      Corporate leadership was draconian and didn't properly share its vision.

      Advice to Management

      Stay focused on the the client base and ensure the product roadmap is bringing new value to the market.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Health coach"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Indianapolis, IN
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Indianapolis, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at WebMD Health full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Benefits, flexibility, relatively good pay

      Cons

      No body in office, no work to do

      Advice to Management

      Needs ALOT of revamping

    10. Helpful (7)

      "Hostile, Toxic, sinking ship"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at WebMD Health full-time

      Pros

      Nice office in a great location with free fruit and some truly great people to work with (sadly getting fewer by the week).

      Cons

      This company is an unbelievable failure with no strategy and no one left with any idea what they are doing. The only competent executives left months ago with no one replacing them. Of the two remaining executives, one wants to be a service company powered by an army of incompetent minions and the other is desperate to sell anything not nailed down.

      Most damming is the total lack of accountability for an incompetent, hostile and toxic culture, which starts at the top. In a time where companies are focusing on culture, integrity, and caring for their workforce, WHS is run by incompetent management who only care about themselves and resort to bully tactics and intimidation to get what they want.

      Unless you are desperate for work, keep looking. This is a company you will regret working for.

      Advice to Management

      There is no point in giving advice when the problem is incompetent and toxic leadership with no integrity running the company into the ground. The only thing good employees can do is leave and that is what they are doing.