App Dev: Behind on Tech - Applications Developer Grinnell Mutual Employee Review

3.0
Jul 22, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

GM is a low-stress work environment. They have lots of small benefits like free ice cream and salads for lunch every day. They are flexible with work hours. They have both a Grinnell campus and a West Des Moines office.

Cons

The tech they use if very behind the curve. They still use an IBM mainframe running COBOL and Aldon as their VCS. Lots of managers and the red tape that comes with them. They claim to be agile but they have a long way to go before they are their.

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Grinnell Mutual Response
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Thanks for your feedback. Part of our mission is to cultivate trusted relationships with employees by providing an innovative environment where you are empowered to be your best. Enterprise Solutions has implemented self-forming agile teams in addition to its key role in the Guidewire implementation. As part of our commitment to our customers, we have chosen to support legacy systems. As we drive innovative insurance and reinsurance solutions, our best efforts yesterday cannot be our best efforts today. We'll continue to innovate so we can provide the services our customers need. You -- and every employee at Grinnell Mutual -- are essential to fulfilling our mission of cultivating customer relationships.

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5.0
Sep 19, 2025
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Mar 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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Cons

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