Pros
Strong positive introduction Friendly co workers/equals Office parties have tons of food Great moving benefits
Cons
Pay - asked to work LONG hours each week Mixed Performance Reviews - A supervisor will set you to a standard that other account managers in the same office are not at all held to “Don’t ask Don’t Tell” mentality to file work. I’m never supposed to complain or it seems like I don’t know how to multi task Ease off the Engagement approach - as noted before, if I’m off in any way I’m considered to not be engaged. This means you’ll meet with a VP or branch manager who questions your dedication and commitment to do your job Too backed up - Managers are always busy having to do file work or catch up on coaching that they can’t do work for insureds (or can’t even coach!!). This leads to escalated calls and emails to your branch manager Ignoring Your Workers - Managers have watched reps get competitive salary boost year after year (randomly throughout the years too!!). Managers have gotten nothing but one bonus and then the annual bonus. “You’re Salaried” I was told by my supervisor several times to not forget “you’re salaried” which was her way of saying “stop complaining and stay late”. Myself and other managers (even across the country) have been asked to come in earlier and stay later as an expectation with no difference in pay. Some of us in other offices have been having to do this for YEARS. Ignoring employees - Managers in some offices like the Northeast Regional offices work so much more than others and it’s never noticed or cared about. Work Life Balance - it no longer exist. I’m staying late and being forced to work 40+ hours for the pay of 37.5. At the very least offer 40 hour pay to your account managers. Or a 3% flat increase for difficult offices like in the northeast region. Pay Differentials- telling employees that you’re lowering their cost of living pay when their rent is going up AND your own internal paperwork shows inflation for homes going up is nothing more than an insult.
