Negative Outlook for OP Office - Vice President Swiss Re Employee Review

3.0
30 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits as a whole are good The 401K match is excellent There is a cafeteria and a Fitness Center at the current location Positive, friendly culture

Cons

Several jobs have been outsourced to India, Slovakia and Mexico over the last few years Several of the people let go were long-time, loyal employees who were in their 50's The office in Overland Park will relocate sometime in 2018 Rumor has it that the OP office is moving to downtown KC, where very few employees actually want to go We will most likely be losing the cafeteria and Fitness Center Senior Management encourages employees to view their career as latticework (horizontal moves) but in reality it's very difficult to move to a different department Upper management has a very Euro-centric view and is unopen to suggestions from US counterparts

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Great culture, people are helpful

Cons

Over-engineering in making decisions. Lots of hoops to jump through to get things done.

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We’re glad the culture and supportive colleagues have been meaningful in your experience. We know large organisations can sometimes feel complex, and we're constantly working to simplify decision making where possible. Thank you for your review.
2.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. 12% 401k match 2. Amazing co workers in the trenches but this is rapidly changing as people look for the exits.

Cons

1. Management - the new management team has a maximum personal bonus / profit only mindset. Cost cutting reigns. 2. Constant layoffs. No job is safe. 3. Company has offshored many jobs to India and is in a race to move key underwritering, engineering, claims functions to India as well. Overall, it feels more like a private equity gut job than a publicly traded company.

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