Root Inc. reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(396 total reviews)
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Alex Timm

53% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Root Inc. has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Root Inc. 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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396 reviews
1.0
Dec 5, 2021

Overworked

Recommend
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Pros

There's positive culture and coworkers

Cons

1. Training was awful - due to critical reviews, it was updated eventually. No follow up training to those who missed out on critical information; we had to learn on the job. 2. Management held individuals to different standards from each other. One claim from one employee looked impeccable with great follow up while customers would bombard the phones looking for updates from other adjusters who had hardly any notes or information. 3. Prepare to be overworked - you're salary for a reason. Comments I repeatedly heard were, "Well, to stay top, you're going to have to work outside of your scheduled hours" 4. Don't expect help when you're overwhelmed - I would repeatedly tell my supervisor this and would get radio silence for DAYS. Each adjuster, at one point(not sure if it's still the same now or not), held over 50 active claims for 2+ months in a row while being told they weren't hiring for months but continued to promote people from within leaving the lower end departments inundated with claims. 5. When it came time for talks about covid, we would repeatedly hear, "The CEO doesn't believe in getting the vaccine, he's going to encourage you to do what you want but never follow mandates." Then, the conversation would go to returning to the actual work building which continuously gets pushed back because covid is spiking around the city(geeeee, can't wonder why with an attitude like that......)

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Root Inc. Response
4y
While we’re glad to hear you enjoyed the team and culture at Root, we’re sorry to hear about your overall experience on our Claims team. This certainly doesn’t sound like the experience we want for our talent, and we’ll be looking into this feedback to ensure this doesn’t happen going forward. Thank you for your time at Root and we wish you the best in the future.
1.0
Aug 30, 2021

Don’t do it. Run in the other direction.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

— there’s some great people — lots of team members feel comfortable starting and then resigning within a few weeks and if not, a few months — there’s a gym at the office while we all work from home — there’s free downtown parking at the office while we all work from home — management has talking points for retention issue & low stock price — there’s still little structure and still lots of ambiguity since we have very few team members that have been at Root for 2+ year

Cons

— there’s a lot bad management — lots of team members resign within a few months of their hire date — hires for new teams with limited idea on their role — no professional development — no salary standardization after going public in 2020 — our retention issue has not been addressed — our low stock price has not been addressed — growth opportunities depend on what manager you’re under — limited to no diversity in the company — very few team members have been at Root for 2+ year

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Root Inc. Response
4y
Hi, there. First and foremost, we appreciate you for being part of our team. Your review states that you're a current employee, so we’d love the opportunity to make things right. If you haven’t done so already, please feel welcome to reach out to your manager or HRBP. We welcome any and all feedback, and would love the opportunity to address your concerns directly.
2.0
Jun 28, 2021

Sophomoric culture

Recommend
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Pros

If you come from big tech, you have carte blanche. There are some smart people here, we just don’t know what we are doing.

Cons

65+ hour weeks driven by leaderships in ability to plan/stick with a plan Compensation and stock options are hoarded by the exec team High turnover Poor benefits

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Root Inc. Response
4y
Hi, there. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience at Root thus far. Your review shows you're currently at Root—we hope you'll see improvements during your continued time on the team.
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