Blue Cross Blue Shield Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great Moderate pace Environment. Awesome Teams and a Wonderful Cafe and Lunch Hall on 42nd floor overlooking the Michigan lake."

"Great company with great people, but needs some more organization and structure. Some employees have no idea what they are doing and I had a hard time finding value in some jobs. Maybe some of the cost savings should be passed on to those insured by BCBSM."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"the technical opportunities available to solve the vast and far reaching business problems."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be sure to get clearly defined role, requirements and get committment on initiatives."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"Lack of executive leadership, decision making and commitment to technology"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Invest in automation, collaboration, security tools wisely, use the tools already owned in MS enterprise license to reduce redundant tool sets"

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"It was a great company to work for. The management and managers of the company are really good."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard, work smart, and also be confident. Always think positive."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I was expecting a raise in salary, but my manager declined since the recession took place in that year."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should be very flexible, open minded, and should always take flawless decisions."

"Fast-moving employer with opportunities for advancement."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"We wear jeans to work every day because our CEO understands that when employees are comfortable and feel valued, they're more likely to be productive."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. Be talkative and open. Don't clam up. Given that you're committing yourself to being in the building almost as much as being in your own home, make friends."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"The political views of the executive staff don't match mine."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management's style is very hands-on at first because it has to be. Healthcare is personal. I wish I could change the political views of the CEOs but I can't."

"My experience with the company was good."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I loved the customer service position of the company and my experience as a claims adjuster."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I didn't like the peer norm and quality aspect of the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I could only suggest that the management get rid of the peer norm and quality."

"The place uses old CPUs and expects miracles on a below average salary."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I like the flexibility of being able to come and go as I please."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be engaged. Know what you are talking about and if you do not, be honest and just explain that you haven't had a chance to work with that but you would love the opportunity."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I dislike the below-market value salary, the way they push people to perform miracles on a daily basis, the fact that getting test data is a huge thing which can and has taken up to a month, the lack of direction, and the leadership and accountability between teams and within team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest better planning for the design and scope approaches. Also, realize that consistently working 60-70 hour work weeks without overtime or comp time is not a great way to keep people happy, and that, if there is that much work, perhaps more people should be hired."

"Stable, safe, cheap, micromanaged, and hostile peers."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I like the safe environment, stable job, good training department, and business-casual dress policy."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get the money you want going in the door. Be ready to do as told, with no questions or disagreements."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I dislike that it is micromanaged, it's difficult to advance, there are poor raises, management can't be trusted, and credit for your work is taken by management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow people to advance; address personnel issues instead of allowing things to escalate to HR issues; quit playing favorites, no matter how bad the person is."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I enjoyed the high ethical and professional standards set by the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I recommend being knowledgeable, professional, and willing to adapt to change."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"At times, the work was taken too seriously to the point of stress."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest rewarding the employee for hard work and commitment."

"A horrible experience with no clear guidance or training."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I really don't like anything about working for the company. They have nice grounds and pretty good food, but other than that it is like a beautiful prison."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want in, good luck. I basically just said everything I thought they wanted to hear, and also told them I could start right away, and that got them interested."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I dislike everything. Managers are not involved in helping employees with anything. No one talks to me and makes me feel like I am part of the team, but there is a lot of talking behind my back. There is no hands-on training. They have classes and manuals that you read, which don't help. We are all working in cubicles which are so close together you can hear what everyone is doing. I don't feel like I can be myself here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more involved! My manager never says anything to me unless it is in the form of an email. She isn't involved in my training and no one ever sat down with me and explained what the job was and what the training would entail. All day I sit here by myself; no one talks to me and I do nothing."

"Fumbling in the dark."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"Benefits are decent, and the hours I work are nice."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't ... I could not recommend this company for anyone to work at."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"They pile more and more work on us with little to no training, and leave us with no advancement opportunity and no significant raises."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Care about your employees, compensate them fairly, and at the least, give enough raise for cost of living increase."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"The team that I was on was a good team to be on."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Give 100% to the interview and or recruiter, and give them all they ask for."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I disliked the learning potential for a new way to implement cobol."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat the employees better and any contractors as well ."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"I like the challenging work and opportunity. It is a good company, with big projects to work on."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Focus on business at hand, and listen to the person doing the interview."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"It is too far from home - 90 miles. Sometimes the assignments are boring."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay attention to employees' ideas, and seek new approaches to solving problems."

What do you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"Decisions are made for political reasons, not innovation. Directors are cautious at best, and lazy at worst."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you don't make team lead, you're not going anywhere."

What don't you like about working at Blue Cross Blue Shield?

"Solutions are dictated not by what's possible or what gives the best customer experience, but by what's easy or cheap."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Shift focus on to the customer, clean house of the status quo and territorial folks, and tear down the silos and consolidate."