New parent company, IT dept is inefficient and chaotic - Software Quality Engineer The General Employee Review

3.0
Jun 17, 2025
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Pros

Hybrid work for everyone. M/F at home, Tues/Wed/Thurs in office. Managers are good people though, and workflow is organized within the chaos that they have. They seem to actually honor a work/life balance with employees when you need time.

Cons

The organization required to navigate the chaos creates a lot of extraneous red tape and processes to get anything done. They utilize a ton of different internal systems to manage everything, which results in a lot of silos of work, or a long training time to learn all the different systems. Compensation is on the lower end of average.

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The General Response
1y
Thank you for your review. I’m happy to hear you enjoy our hybrid work model, which helps our employees enjoy a positive work/life balance. I’m also happy to hear you acknowledge our management team. We’re proud of our leaders, who work hard every day to help our company and our associates succeed. Regarding your other comments, I encourage you to talk with your manager about your concerns. We value our associates’ input about how we can make our systems and processes better. Kevin Schmidt—Assistant Vice President of Personal Lines Information Technology

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Pros

pay, time off, work life balance

Cons

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Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the benefits offered here at Sentry, including our PTO program and hybrid work model. Regarding overall work environment, we encourage each associate to have open conversations about their concerns with their manager or Human Resources representative. Javier Sotelo – Senior Director of Talent
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Pros

The pay and benefits are not bad.

Cons

The buy out by sentry has turned a lot around. Management needs a review.

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The General Response
2w
Thank you for the feedback. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed our competitive compensation and our total rewards packages. While transitions take time and patience, we’re confident management on both sides is working hard to keep our day-to-day operations smooth and productive. Javier Sotelo – Senior Director of Talent
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