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Selective Insurance

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Selective Insurance reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(437 total reviews)
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John Marchioni

41% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Selective Insurance has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 437 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Selective Insurance employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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437 reviews
1.0
Jun 11, 2020

Don't be fooled

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

I can't think of anything except if you're in the core group that management approves of then you're going to be fine here.

Cons

Where to start.. Clicky.. Very Clicky. If you're liked you're fine, if not it won't be long before you're out. They will fire you! I was harassed the manager still has a job and I chose to leave. Story of every woman. Work life balance is awful.. Just awful. You're expected to do the job of 3 other people so it's very tough to leave your desk.. Forget time away, even a day off is a nightmare to return from! They make it seem glamorous but in reality it's probably the most corrupt place. Managers do the mistakes horrible things behind closed doors, trust me.. I was one of them. I heard and saw for myself. The pay seems great until you add the hours worked for it.. Then not so much.

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Selective Insurance Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your concerns. We take allegations seriously and encourage you to contact our Ethics and Compliance Helpline at 866-299-8412 so we can review further.
1.0
May 9, 2020

Very disappointed

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

The cafe is top notch!

Cons

There are many...read and discover

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Selective Insurance Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We will forward your comments and recommendations to the appropriate parties for their review.
2.0
Mar 31, 2020

Don't recommend

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

the people are awesome to work with. Work\life balance was good. good company for entry level engineers

Cons

Basically everything. Management is an absolute nightmare. they hire employees and treat them like they do not trust them. they design and architecture entire solutions unbeknown to you then come up to you and ask you why it isnt done yet? they are trying to adopt a cloud solution with absolutely no knowledge or training, no real idea of what they are really even doing, constantly trying to hire 3rd party people to assist however, didnt they just hire sr. engineers for that reason? it's completely backwards. they are so adverse to change and modern workplace, it will take them years to go from any kind of on-prem solution to cloud solution yet they act like it can be done overnight. If you are an experienced engineer- do not waste your time here. You will learn almost nothing- you will lose your experience with deploying new technologies and capabilities because Selective is years behind. It is in the middle of no-where so the talent there either has to commute far or try to be remote but the micromanagement is so insane that it may not even work out for you with a remote flex. Everyone here is a 9-5 person, no real passion behind what they are doing. The security team is also a nightmare because they say no to everything, either lack of understanding or lack of trust- either way, why hire employees when you don't trust them? I would stay away from this company. You may grow in position because they need bodies, but you will not grow technically, mentally or any other way that really matters. It is not worth the stress that management will put on you because of their immensely negative management techniques.

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Selective Insurance Response
6y
We certainly appreciate your kind comments about the people who work at Selective and the ability to find some work/life balance. We've shared your feedback about engineering and management with the appropriate parties. Good luck to you as you move on to new endeavors.
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