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      Kaiser Permanente

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      Kaiser Permanente reviews

      3.8

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (14,817 total reviews)
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      Gregory Adams

      54% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

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      Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,817 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaiser Permanente employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gesundheitswesen industry (3.4 stars).

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      15K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 12, 2013

      Most unethical healthcare system.

      Licensed clinical social worker
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Anyone who works at Kaiser will tell you one there is only one pro working for Kaiser; they pay you well. It's a constant struggle, do you quit and take a drop in pay or stay and potentially work yourself to death?

      Cons

      This company is a healthcare system, yet it's all about the bottom line. How much money can they can make? How many clients can be seen in the least amount of time and (hopefully) not kill anyone?

      1.0
      Oct 10, 2012

      Kaiser IT is an H1B shop - dont waste your time.

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Benefiits and there is a union. There are some very good people that work here

      Cons

      IT is controllled by H1Bs. Prepare to be bullied and harrassed as a training strategy. An extraordinary hostile work environment has been created in the tech area. Innovation is not appreciated or encouraged.

      2.0
      Jul 30, 2008

      Not living up to the potential

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are many opportunities to improve the health care delivery system at Kaiser. The organization - and this refers to the "corporate" functions - is well aligned around the importance of delivery of care, and improved health outcomes, to all patients. It can be really great to feel part of such an important mission, and to see the potential for a working model of health care delivery that is better aligned in its incentives than most of the industry in the U.S. Retirement benefits are excellent, if one stays for at least 5 years. (Kaiser still has a defined benefit plan, in addition to a 403(b).) At some point (maybe at 10 years?), a retiree gets health care coverage for life!

      Cons

      Most of the "corporate" executives have learned that they need to self-promote and protect their own interests in this highly-political environment. When moving beyond areas that directly affect the delivery of care, the politics of self-interest and turf seem to take over. It can be extremely difficult to get the right things done for Kaiser Permanente as a whole, because one must balance the frequently competing interests of the individual executives. Because of the longevity of Kaiser (over 50 years) and the traditions behind that, as well as the political climate, change is difficult to make happen - even when there are really compelling reasons for it.

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