Working at UnitedHealth Group in Cypress, CA: 11 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Cypress, CA Area

"Worked there for 6 years.....lots of turn over because of horrible leadership, Poor systems and procedures and LOTS of escalations. if you are not in management you are a slave and if you complain they WILL retaliate ! planned promotions! no diversity in senior leadership at all."

"Great company to work for"

"They treat you like a family, fun yet productive workplace, help you learn more skills and improve. We have weekly check-ins with our manager to see our progress on projects and help us solve problems that we face"

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"Culture and executive management are extremely efficient at creating value."

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

"Be professional, serious, and formal. Be prepared with information on the company. Good luck!"

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I dislike the impersonal, formal work environment. There are few advancement opportunities, due to continuous cost-management focus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create better promotion opportunities for existing employees, as well as better medical benefits."

"It was challenging; I was given the opportunity to have my first supervisory position."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I liked my co-workers, manager, colleagues, developing new skills, and creating new workflow processes."

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

"Keep your resume updated, and dress professionally for every interview meeting that you may have."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I had a contract position, which ended after 12 months. I was hoping to be kept on as a regular employee."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Evaluate business areas in need of valuable skills from contractors or temporary employees, before releasing from assignments."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I like the great data sets to explore. The department was large enough to provide a variety of experiences and the possibility of sharing programming and best practices. Problem was, there was never enough time to do it."

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

"Make sure that you get in at the highest possible salary, because you may not get another raise for many years. Be prepared to get bounced around depending on the department. Most people I knew did not stay more than three years."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"Too BIG! It's HORRIBLE dealing with benefits or HR, or getting to the right department for ANY troubleshooting. Most of the company has no idea what other areas do or don't do. There are a lack of communication, duplication of effort, and political issues with upper management. It is tough to get a straight answer about anything. Don't EVER go out on a medical leave."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remove layers of management. If someone is at their Peter Principle position , knock them back down to doing the work that they are good at. I would strongly recommend that the annual employee feedback survey either be completely revamped to include actual changes that are then implemented and fully accountable, or eliminated entirely. There's a lot of talk of change and growth and improving morale, but nothing lasts. Most of the people I worked with did not believe that anything that came down from upper management would ever stick long enough to really improve the work environment. It was especially disheartening to hear that upper level management was getting huge pay raises, while those of us in the middle of the trenches, would have to do more, with no new employees (frozen for three years), no raises, and little or no advancement opportunity. If I could run things, I'd allow every exempt employee to work from home, since all meetings are held online anyway. I'd insist that low level managers be trained on true development of their staff, and include a real evaluation of managers by their peers and by their staff. Fire the ones who are abusive to staff, and reassign the workload between groups to level the amount of work."

"UHC is a good place to work."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I like the location and the experience."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"Too many cooks in the kitchen!"

"UnitedHealthcare was a very exciting, challenging place to work, though the requirements for advancement are all in Minnesota."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I like the excellent, smart associates. The company really wants to do the right thing for healthcare."

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

"You need to understand the corporate structure and where your unit fits within the overall organization, and it helps to have easy access to Minnesota."

"Good place to get in and move around to advance your career."

"It is a place to work if you are seeking the benefits of working for a large employer."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I like having the flexibility to work from home or the office, based on business needs."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I dislike their ability to make accommodations for people with disabilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn how to maximize your employees' talents, and find ways to keep their experience and talent. Look for ways to be flexible to better meet the employees' needs."

"Don't even apply. Beware."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"There is nothing I like."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"It's a bad company all around. What health company makes you pay for your own health insurance"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire the right management and drug test people."