Is Nationwide a good company to work for?

Nationwide has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 6,081 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Nationwide to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Nationwide have been left by employees working as Technology Intern , Intern - Hourly and Applications Developer .

Does Nationwide pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nationwide employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nationwide. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nationwide?

71% of Nationwide employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nationwide 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nationwide?

Claims Adjuster (163) , Customer Service Representative (117) , Consultant (102) , Claims Specialist (75) , Insurance Agent (70) , Underwriter (63) , Director (51) , Manager (44) , Software Engineer (44) , Intern (41) , Senior Consultant (37) , Claims Manager (36) , Claims Representative (36) , Financial Services Representative (36) , Analyst (34)

What are the pros of working at Nationwide according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great and very little is actually expected of you in term of actual performance." ((in 501 reviews)); "it provides great work life balance and is diversified." ((in 409 reviews)); "People I work with within my sales team are great and fun to work with." ((in 394 reviews)); "Pay is good and company car is nice with free personal use" ((in 288 reviews)); "Work from home is great" ((in 138 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Nationwide according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, lack of consistency" ((in 185 reviews)); "senior leadership is incompetent and ineffective" ((in 80 reviews)); "Top heavy Upper Management; know your place in the "pecking" order; lack of communication between lower manager levels and top level managers; small fish in BIG pond" ((in 67 reviews)); "frequent layoffs" ((in 62 reviews)); "Cliques and favoritism among management" ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nationwide layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Nationwide layoffs and their outlook for job security at Nationwide in 2026.

What Nationwide locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Minneapolis , Chicago , Greensboro , Nashville , Cleveland , Tampa , Houston , Baltimore , Charlotte , Columbus

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Nationwide reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(5,420 total reviews)

Kirt Walker

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Nationwide has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,420 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nationwide 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Jul 3, 2008

Nationwide, saving the world one policy at a time...

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nationwide provides a good work life balance and opportunity for career diversification and advancement. Associates are treated fairly and given respect for what they provide. Due to the size of company, there are many job opportunities available to suite and develop most any set of skills and knowledge.

Cons

Nationwide is an extremely political workplace where who you know if often more valuable than what you know. Due to this political nature, there are usually major disconnects between the top and bottom of Nationwide's reporting structure. As an insurance and financial services company, you would think the benefits package could be a little stronger, although it remains industry competitive.

5.0

Jun 27, 2008

Nationwide is a GREAT company to work for !

Executive secretary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, benefits, good boss, importance placed on community service and volunteerism, on-site banking, blood donation, hair salon, and work-out facility. I feel my voice is heard and I work hard and know it is appreciated. I am treated fairly and equally.

Cons

There are no downsides to working at Nationwide (other than just having to work!). I have been here 11 years and have enjoyed the people and the work ethic Nationwide instills in its employees. I have made many good friends here and look forward to coming to work.

3.0

Jun 23, 2008

Nationwide...our advertising is the best thing going for us and even that is beginning to be lousy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work for Nationwide are to have a Fortune 500 company on your resume, to make great professional relationships that will last beyond your tenure at Nationwide, and to have a fair amount of job security and reasonable benefits package.

Cons

The downsides to working at Nationwide are extremely low base compensation, subjectivity vs. objectivity when reviewing performance and making salary decisions, favortism shown to those who would "brown-nose" upper management, senior leaders inability to admit mistakes or make business critical decisions when so badly needed, and being a private company with public subsidiary.

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