There's some good, some bad - Executive Advisor Elevance Health Employee Review

3.0
23 Oct 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I enjoyed working at Anthem, despite some of the cons I'll list below. The annual bonus was decent (when the company met it's numbers), stock options are given for those who are Executive Advisors and above and they can be worth some money (again, if the company does well). I enjoyed my team, the work I did, the culture of the company, the mentoring, etc. It was a company I planned on spending my career at, but obviously things didn't work out as I expected.

Cons

Here's why I left...They implemented a "Workplace Strategy", which sought to get remote workers into strategic locations. This caused a lot of talent to leave the company, because people didn't want to go to Indianapolis, Atlanta, etc. They then backfilled these positions will local people, many of which were less talented than those who left (less talented, also means they can be paid less!). Anthem's compensation model is outdated. They pay salaries based on the region of the country in which you live, not based on the skill or value you bring to the company. Imagine finding out the people in lower positions are making more money than you, solely because of where they live. This was a big issue for me (and others), as I was always told how valuable I was, but that value didn't mean they wanted to pay me more. Words don't pay the bills. When hired your position has an MRP (Market Reference Point), which denotes the salary range for your position associated with where you live. HR's goal is to keep people at the mid-point on the MRP or below. So let's say the MRP for your position is $70K-$100K, their goal is to keep your salary at or below $85K, and your manager will tell you, "We have to get you promoted before I can pay you more", and getting promoted can take more than 18 months from start to finish. Raises of 2% or less are common, even as a top performer with "Exceeds Expectations" performance reviews. In the end, they say they value you, but they don't show it. Their initiatives and practices end up making good people leave, it's just a matter of time.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Good Benefits and insurance Groceries benefit School reimbursement Gym benefits Hospital indemnity Insurance Remote work convenience

Cons

Pay rate never really goes up. Prefer to promote inexperience outsiders than from within. Low pay At the whim of Manager Favoritism Political Pretentious Metrics based of friendship with Management Hard to move up of you don’t suck up to a Manager or be political or be part of their click and group. QIP is also at the whim of the manager. Faulty metrics where you are blamed for FCR failures even when you fixed the issue on your first call and but because the member called in multiple times to other associates who didn’t help. Or do their job, they blame you for first call resolution when you never talked to the member till you resolved it. This is really messed up and it affects your QIP.

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