Great products and services, bad leadership
Pros
The products and services offered by OneAmerica are stellar; a real standout among an often over-crowded financial services market. Free on-site parking is a rarity in downtown Indianapolis. Monthly employee appreciation events (Best Days) provide networking and socialization experiences.
Cons
A significant amount of change over the past 18 months has left many individuals across the organization unclear of their titles, compensation or jobs descriptions. Human Resources set (and missed) at least three deadlines to deliver their revised career framework. The Marketing department in particular has undergone two regorganizations within the past 6 months with individuals moving roles, changing leaders, moving back to old roles and moving to yet new leaders. This has had a severe impact on morale as well as delivery timelines, with little or no communication to other impacted business areas. Many industry professionals gauge career advancement based on job titles. Some individuals were seemingly gifted with titles some may associate with advancement without having relevant industry experience or any experience within a given practice area. In fact, explicit experience requirements have been ignored outright without clear reasons why. This sends the message that hard work, dedication and deep industry knowledge aren’t qualities worthy of advancement within the organization.
