Progressive Insurance reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,733 total reviews)
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Tricia Griffith

87% approve of CEO

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3.0
Dec 5, 2014
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Pros

Good pay. Good benefit plan. On the job training.

Cons

Inconsistant process between organizations w/in the same product. Leaders expect people under them to do work they them selves would not do. Little autonomy and trust.

2.0
Nov 23, 2014

The ends do not justify the means.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Job security: If your manager likes you, you can literally do no wrong -Benefits: The 80/20 co-insurance and skyrocketing medical costs make it likely you will hit your out of pocket max EVERY year unless you have perfect health, but it's WAY better than what other companies in the area offer at entry level and you can get an HSA to cover planned medical costs tax free -Work space: The office has tons of art and is well laid out. Everyone gets their own desk. There are no ridiculous rules about what you can and can't have at your desk as long as you're getting work done.

Cons

-No central control in management. There are countless tiny teams and each one has an entirely different culture and rules. Management's treatment of low-level employees can be downright abusive or downright favoritist, at the discretion of the individual manager, without limits. The only thing that matters to the corporate brass is "driving results," and everyone with half a brain knows metrics and results are different. Yet apparently they don't. -Constant force-feeding of culture. If I have to watch one more video where some talking head from Cleveland educates me on how wonderful my job is, I'll scream. Bravo, Progressive, for somehow manipulating OE survey to make things look a way they definitely are not. Until stress is managed with appropriate staffing, until work/life balance really exists, until the CEO actually visits his main locations and sees what is going on, your words ring untrue. I've been driven here to comment b/c at my site, even HR cannot be trusted with confidentiality.

5.0
Nov 21, 2014
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Pros

I have worked at Progressive for a little over a year and I can say, with confidence, that it is the best company I have worked for in my career. However, I also believe that employees get out what they put into it. In my opinion, this is not the kind of company where someone can show up for work and wait for something to do. While the project leadership will assign enough work to meet their goals, it is the responsibility of the employee to own their careers. In the time I have been here, I have learned new frameworks, new languages, new design techniques and have been involved in community outreach programs and all without having to work excessively long hours or taking time away from my wife and children. Additional Benefits - Gainshare (Performance goal-based profit sharing) - Flexible working environment - Excellent compensation - Training opportunities (technical, industry and Progressive-specific) - Work life balance - On site gym - On site healthcare services

Cons

- Health insurance offerings are very thorough plan but it is also expensive - We get charged a premium to insure working spouses. :-( - Change is slow and incremental (product of a large company) - Lots of process (sometimes to a fault) - Recruiting process is terrible! - Progressive is an excellent company to work for but getting your resume in front of a hiring manager can feel like an act of God. I was contacted by a recruiter because of my LinkedIn profile (not because of a job I actually applied for). Ironically, I applied for a position as a software developer 6 months prior and was rejected without any contact from a recruiter.

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Progressive Insurance Response
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Thanks for sharing your feedback. Glad to year you enjoy working here. We also understand your frustration around our recruiting process, and do take these comments seriously. We're dedicated to providing a positive candidate experience through the process, so your feedback does help us improve that. -KH, Recruiting
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