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?

"Good benefits and 401k" ((in 510 reviews)); "it provides great work life balance and is diversified." ((in 397 reviews)); "People I work with within my sales team are great and fun to work with." ((in 385 reviews)); "The people and culture are great!" ((in 315 reviews)); "Pay is good and company car is nice with free personal use" ((in 271 reviews))

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

"Poor management, lack of consistency" ((in 181 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 64 reviews)); "frequent layoffs" ((in 56 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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Item: Nationwide
Rating: 5
Author: Business Specialist

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

2.0

Jun 11, 2008

On Your Side for Customers, but not for Associates

Claims representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is nationally recognized, so it looks good on a resume. Having worked in the department where I work, I will have at least gained enough knowledge to take to another workplace and I would likely be better able to handle certain situations which would arise that other employees from other companies would not have exerienced.

Cons

Uncertainty about how my position will hold up against all of the changes taking place. Lack of communication from immediate management when changes are taking place, and lack of ability to get concrete feedback about those changes and how they will effect the associates.

5.0

Jun 11, 2008

As an employee, Nationwide really is on your side!

Business specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nationwide really does care about their employees. Most recently (within past couple of years) they really have honed in to becoming a better company than their historical dull and stodgy insurance company. They really value diversity in many senses, and this allows employees to feel valued for who they are and sets a tone that there are many ways to do business and together we can find what works best. Also, Nationwide does a great job to nurture their employees and develop them and promotes from within, something that really encourages and inspires me to do my best every day and continue to learn and develop so that I can progress my career at the company.

Cons

One major downside is that Nationwide is an insurance company ... which for many may not seem like a fun and exciting place to work. There are of course pockets of areas that are not as turgid, but you have to find them and develop yourself appropriately to get in. Additionally, managerial communication isn't always passed on to the lower rank and file employees. It is quite difficult to answer to management when they ask for ideals on how to become a more innovative company when they haven't shared the specific goals and tasks that they we will be working on. How can I give pioneering ideas based on our capacity when I don't know what our future capacity will be?

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