Director - Anonymous employee Guidewire Employee Review

3.0
28 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Really great within certain parts of the organization, management does try to listen but are stretched so thin, it's futile at times telling them anything.

Cons

Behind the technology curve, bloated organizations, poor HR processes with lack of clarity/consistency on promotion criteria, way too many cooks in the kitchen - collaboration to the nth degree stifling ownership and autonomy for stellar employees

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5.0
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Pros

Internal education and freedom to learn about the industry

Cons

Fully remote means less time spent with other team members

2.0
25 Feb 2026
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Pros

NA, can't think of anything positive anymore. It's a micromanaging mess.

Cons

Guidewire makes majors shift every 2 years and the last one to take PgM out of PD into its own department is a micromanaging nightmare. We have more status meetings and spreadsheets to update than time to do any work anymore. 3 places to update if I want to take PTO. 7am and 7pm meetings are now the norm. 6 bosses in 10 years, no one can make up their mind on the direction of the company, projects start and are abandoned constantly.

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