Smart colleagues, great collaboration, and a decent work/life balance - Almost Ideal Place Guidewire Employee Review

5.0
Jan 31, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Work with smart and capable people. Great work/life balance - not expected to work long hours. Best collaborative environment in Silicon Valley. Steady growth. Rational decision making.

Cons

We've grown at a slow and steady pace, with increasing sales; need to make sure that as the company continues to grow that it does not become burdened with bureaucracy and hierarchy. As the company has grown more management levels have been added so the organization is not as flat as it was; this is probably inevitable but it needs to be kept under control.

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5.0
May 16, 2026
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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
Feb 25, 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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