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Western & Southern Financial Group

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Seems great at first when you really need a job...then it’s a black hole. - Case Analyst Western & Southern Financial Group Employee Review

3.0
Feb 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Very stable company and cheap benefits. Many people have worked here since they graduated from high school, they are genuinely shocked when someone leaves. This is also one of their biggest problems.

Cons

Extremely outdated technology, fortunately for a lot of employees they have not updated systems in 20 years. If they did, management would see that many positions are not needed. Be prepared to feel like you never left high school-this is the mind set of most long term employees since they have never worked anywhere else. There is a “us versus them” mindset between the old school workers and new employees. Employees get away with bullying and intimidating others. Promotions are given based on long you have been at the company regardless of education or experience. Basically if you didn’t do the job at W&S, it doesn’t count. Managers will also prevent you from leaving their department if it does not benefit them. Leaving the company feels like you are taking a deep breath after many years of suffocating micromanagement and petty attitudes. W&S does a great job of defeating you until you believe there is nothing better out there. There definitely is!!

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2.0
Apr 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Located downtown, so very walkable. Optional pet insurance benefit is nice. They don't do layoffs, so very stable company to work for. An OK place to work at as a first job out of college. Provided daily lunch is sometimes really good.

Cons

The building has a roach infestation and they are spotted several times a month. Management tends to play favorites. One manager has been reported to HR multiple times by multiple people across many years for being too aggressive to the point several employees have had mental breakdowns, yet still retains their position. Dress code is business professional despite most never interacting with customers. No work from home at all. Company claims to be secular but very clearly has a Christian lean around Christmas time. Yearly raises do not keep up with inflation. Employees are told they are not to discuss their wages with each other, likely due to pay discrepancies between employees in the same roles.

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