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Auto-Owners Insurance

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Auto-Owners Insurance reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,078 total reviews)
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Jamie P. Whisnant

52% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Auto-Owners Insurance has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,078 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Auto-Owners Insurance 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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1K reviews
3.0
Jun 1, 2015

Old-school culture

Recommend
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Pros

- stable company, won't get laid-off and really difficult to get fired (which can also be a bad thing depending on the associate because there are times when people need to be let go) - always get a Christmas bonus and usually receive a profit sharing bonus once or twice a year - full benefit package - never bored, they always keep me busy in my dept.

Cons

- very old-school culture * professional dress is required at all times * changes, enhancements, etc. often have to run through layers of management to get approved * perception is very important * expected to arrive early, do not be even a minute late or you will be reprimanded * have many unnecessary meetings - pay is very low compared to industry - many associates in management around the company are not fit for management * some were good at their jobs so they were promoted to management, even though they have no idea how to mentor and lead people * some associates just "put in their time" and got promoted because of seniority * lack of leaders and mentors in management seems to be a problem is many areas of the company, especially in IT

4.0
Dec 14, 2014

Extremely stable.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This company is very stable and does provide room for growth.

Cons

Although there is room for growth, you have no control of it. There are no job postings. You literally have to wait for someone to ask about you for a job opening they have.

2.0
Oct 11, 2014

1976 called, wants their management style back

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is a warm environment with friendly people, fair pay, it is rather family-like for a big company. Personable, approachable senior leadership. Annual reviews are coupled with a raise for most people. Hard to get fired-it's okay to be average... (also a con)

Cons

Top-down management culture, micromanagers are born and raised here. Lack of decision making and independent thought. Ideas die everyday because they are taken up the chain by someone else, usually by a "yes-man" who cares more about having the right answer than getting behind you. If you don't have a title you have no voice. They move ineffective managers to lame duck positions, fail to hold people accountable for results, slow to fire. Good-intentioned upper management suffers from inbreeding, they don't know what they don't know.

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