GreatAmerica reviews

3.7

55% would recommend to a friend

(112 total reviews)
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Martin Golobic

63% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

GreatAmerica has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 112 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GreatAmerica employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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112 reviews
5.0
Nov 17, 2021

Great place to work

Recommend
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Pros

Larger than normal percentage of engaged employees

Cons

None that come to mind

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GreatAmerica Response
4y
On behalf of us all at GreatAmerica, thank you for taking the time to provide a great review! GreatAmerica is a wonderful place to work and that is due, in part, to the individuals here who work to create and support a positive culture. The percentage of our engaged employees is high and that is something we will endeavor to monitor, support, and strengthen. We sincerely appreciate your time and feedback. Thank you for all of the contributions you made to support our work here at GreatAmerica Financial Services. Should you have additional ideas or feedback, we welcome you to reach out to our Human Resources team at applicant@greatamerica.com. Thank you,
5.0
Nov 10, 2021

People First, Positions Second

Recommend
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Pros

There are a lot of things that make GreatAmerica an excellent place to work, such as the culture, the exciting opportunities to grow, and the people that surround you, but what makes it really great is the direct impact you personally can have on all of those things. Personally, the freedom I have in my role (and the accompanying trust my leaders have in me) is something I wouldn't exchange for anything. I feel like I lucked out by both A) winding up at GreatAmerica, and B) landing in my particular role. That being said, it's important for me to emphasis that they are focused on hiring the right people first, whereas finding the perfect fit comes second. They've even gone so far as to make custom roles for people who don't fit the predetermined mold. Seeing a company take those extra strides to keep their talent is really encouraging as an employee!

Cons

The company can be a little old fashioned in some ways (i.e. they seem to want people to primarily work in the office rather than from home, even though we have the capability to do so now), but it's coming from a good place. They want us to have this united, team structure with all of the comradery that comes with being in the office. This is a structure I personally enjoy, but I think they should offer WFH up as more of an option to those team members that would benefit from it.

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GreatAmerica Response
4y
On behalf of us all at GreatAmerica, thank you for taking the time to provide your candid and thoughtful feedback! We are delighted that your employee experience has been very positive. Here, each one of us directly impacts the culture, making GreatAmerica a great place to work! We are excited about the opportunities that lay ahead of us and the unique impact that our talented team members will make as we progress toward our vision. Thank you for your thoughts and feedback regarding work from home, we truly appreciate it. As a result, it will be shared with the appropriate parties and taken into consideration as we evaluate the ways in which we can improve and adapt while keeping our customers top of mind. While we promise this action, we would encourage you reach out to us at applicant@greatamerica.com should you wish us to more fully address your individual concerns or if you would like to provide additional feedback. We appreciate your time and the contributions you make each day at GreatAmerica!
4.0
Sep 13, 2021

Great leadership, growing pains

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Top leaders are the best High integrity

Cons

Middle management is still learning/growing Too conservative. Says they want to grow, but slow to take on new things

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GreatAmerica Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your candid feedback as it relates to your experience as an employee at GreatAmerica. We have many wonderful things to enjoy here and I agree with you that our senior leadership is one of them. Hard work, integrity and excellence are a few of the values woven into the foundation and culture here at GreatAmerica. We appreciate your perspective that “middle management is still learning/growing”, making it slow at times to move things forward. From our perspective, adding new leadership roles within the organization is one way we continue to invest in our people. Promotion from within is a critical aspect of our culture, but we know that in order to maintain the strong team-based environment where ideas can flow easily we must have strong training programs for our leaders and organizational processes. In combination, these assist in providing support for moving things forward. Thank you for this feedback, we truly appreciate it. As a result we will continue to evaluate our New and Tenure Leadership Development curriculum and our organizational systems, such as our Idea Forum, to ensure our team members do feel strongly supported by both so they may get their ideas across the finish line. While we promise this action, we would encourage you reach out to us at applicant@greatamerica.com if we didn’t fully address your concerns or if you would like to provide additional feedback. Thank you for your time and the contributions you made while at GreatAmerica!
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