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Animal Friends Insurance

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Great place to work - IT Professional Animal Friends Insurance Employee Review

5.0
22 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

So many improvements made to colleague benefits recently, in particular Maternity and Sick Pay. Friendly and skilled colleagues. Compassionate and empathetic leaders from line managers to Head of IT. Always approachable and make you feel heard.

Cons

Relatively low pension contributions. There are some niggles, especially considering the extensive change we have recently seen within IT, but on the whole very little that does not meet my expectations.

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Animal Friends Insurance Response
2y
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Colleague wellbeing is incredibly important to us, and we continually strive to ensure that colleagues feel empowered to raise ideas that can then lead to improvements within the business we can implement. One of our key focus areas is for our colleagues to feel that they are able to approach management with any suggestions or issues they may have, so we are pleased to know you feel this way. We appreciate your feedback regarding the pension contributions and the changes within IT, and would like to assure you that this has been passed along to the relevant departments. Best wishes, Emma - Animal Friends Insurance

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2.0
2 May 2026
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Pros

Flexible working, WFH/Remote upon request Team members at same level were generally supportive and helpful on a day-to-day basis. Opportunity to gain experience handling a high volume of calls and emails.

Cons

Poor and often inconsistent communication from management across the company. Limited career progression, with advancement not always appearing to be based on experience or performance. Consistently high workload, not just during peak periods as suggested by management. Lack of collaboration between departments, with teams operating in silos rather than working together. Very heavy micro-management, including strict monitoring of metrics such as emails per hour, call duration, hold time, and time spent on post-call notes. Hiring and promotion decisions sometimes appeared to be influenced by personal preference rather than merit. Policies around sickness, dependants leave, and emergency leave felt overly strict, with employees often scrutinised or penalised.

5.0
20 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility, Remote working, 9-day fortnight and nice colleagues.

Cons

Can get busy at times

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Animal Friends Insurance Response
1mo
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful review! We strive to provide a working environment in which our colleagues have access to new opportunities to shape a rewarding career path. We love hearing about your personal experience and it’s lovely to know you enjoy working at Animal Friends. It’s great to have you as part of the team! Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Kind regards Animal Friends
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