Howden reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(588 total reviews)

David Howden

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Howden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 588 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howden employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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588 reviews
3.0
Feb 12, 2024

Not bad but depends on your boss/team

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Pros

Decent benefits and central location. People come here to retire. Lots of flexibility. Most bosses seem friendly.

Cons

People seem nice but can be fake, a lot of gossip around. People are either promoted if they stay long enough or if they can sweet talk and look good, but may not have substance or proper management skills. Hidden politics in play, no secrecy on confidential matters and info spreads around like someone's personal data. Young people with access to sensitive data = no secrets. I see people chased out and badmouthed, but those that stay get credit for the work the leaver did which is ironic, especially if they say the leaver is useless.

1.0
Dec 19, 2023

Hypocrital managers

Anonymous employee
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Pros

non that i can recall

Cons

Uselss manager with no real role or impact, would urge new staff to leave the desk every hour or so, yet told me to stop going for cigarettes when I went for 2 a day (one before lunch before after), then would do rounds around the office trapping other people in the most boring conversation for half an hour a time

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