Guidewire reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,474 total reviews)
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Mike Rosenbaum

89% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guidewire employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0
Oct 3, 2011

Guidewire is a wonderful place to work

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Pros

Great Salary Great Bonus Great working culture and team building Great resources and everyone in the team is very positive in their outlook.

Cons

Not much sick days for employees

5.0
Oct 3, 2011

Best place I've ever worked

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You know that feeling at other companies where you wonder what those numskulls up in management are thinking? How you know you could do your bosses job better than them? Or their bosses job? That doesn't happen here. I have utter confidence in our management. Everyone is smart. Decisions are rational and timely. Have a concern? Bring it up, and we'll all do our best to address it.

Cons

With a consciously flat hierarchy and collaborative decision process, it can sometimes be a little slow to get things done. But that beats blindly following a dictator, doesn't it?

5.0
Oct 3, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

First and foremost, we put out great products. Our products run businesses, and our Claims systems are critical in helping people in times of crisis. And we have a great time doing it! Decisions about how we develop software, who does what, and our schedules are mostly driven from the lowest level possible. This is the most egalitarian place I've ever worked, where everyone's opinions matter and senior managers don't make "because I said so" decisions. We have fun with each other, people are expected to do their jobs, and nobody looks over their shoulder to check up on them.

Cons

Because decision-making is bottom up, we spend a lot of time in emails and meetings doing communication, aligning different teams and direction. It's also a bit chaotic, and you have to get used to a bit uncertainty at all times.

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