The most frustrating place to work - Account Manager Waystar Employee Review

2.0
24 Jan 2020
Recommend
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Pros

work from home occasionally free swag at company meetings ( feels more like a pep rally for the higher ups to push their propaganda of "how great we're doing" to convince everyone else that the boat isn't sinking Genuinely nice people who work there and try really hard to learn what their expectations are to do a great job

Cons

The employee turn over at this company is so rampant that no one knows what they are doing... ( which means if you're client facing, it all falls on you) if you need help or to work with other departments for something... your emails or question will just get passed around until ultimately people stop responding. There was a rush of new hires to replace the mass exodus of people leaving and it's been a revolving door of new hires - not getting proper training - and then people getting frustrated and leaving - this company has no foundation and trying to show up and do a great job despite the challenges is impossible if the structure of the company is crashing. There is a giant gap between the C suite and the rest of the company. The leaders are getting immense pressure from Bain Capital ( the company that funded the merger) to grow at a rapid pace and the foundation of this company is crumbling. The entire company is on edge and each day is a guessing game of who left or who is getting fired next. The moral is depressing and tensions are high. There are so many unnecessary processes due to the high turnover and new hires. Each new manager/leader came in and implemented their new ideas and there are so many of those ideas that haven't been removed/updated that the workflow is clouded with unproductive steps and makes no sense holistically. Clients are angry and not happy that they can't get answers or resolutions to their problems. They don't have confidence in the support team or their account executives and when things go wrong it takes months to get a resolution if there is one. Often times departments have conflicting training or answers to solutions. The client is often times caught in the middle of conflicting information and most frequently this happens during a call with support or their implementation after they have signed a contract.

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Waystar Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We agree that Waystar is made up of awesome, high-performing team members who are always ready to hit the ground running and make a difference in the lives of our clients. They have been the key to achieving our Best in KLAS ranking for software and services 11 years in a row! With our recent acquisitions and subsequent growth, there definitely have been a lot of new opportunities for us all to adjust to. We’re truly sorry that you’re not having a better experience here at Waystar. If you have ideas on how we can more efficiently take care of our clients through improved tools or processes, please let your leader know. We would love to hear your ideas!

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Salary & total comp - the base salaries are very low relative to the market. Even with bonuses, total comp is definitely in the bottom half. It starts to feel like the fast pace and the high expectations aren't really worth it Benefits - for being in the healthcare space, Waystar has very expensive health insurance compared to everywhere else I've worked Lack of opportunity to move up - there is no framework for promotions so growth really comes down to the whims of leadership. Promotions are very few and far between for almost everyone I worked with. Prioritization is scattered - cross-functional leadership is never aligned on priorities, and certain teams and departments seem to genuinely not know what they're doing.

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