Unwilling management and constant changes
Pros
GEICO is extremely stable and they don’t fire even when they should (it’s gotta be outright egregious behavior). Profit sharing is nice - 10% into your 401K and whatever leftover goes to you. Underwriting department is generally pretty chill and I enjoy most of the people I work with. Recently got additional work from home days and we have the option for a flex schedule. Promote-from-within mentality, and PMAs get pretty much automatic promotions after 6 months. Generally have the ability to rotate teams freely. Because of the laidback and easy (though annoying) nature of the job, it’s attractive to stay.
Cons
Very low salary for not only our skill set, but also the DC area. Only 2 weeks PTO for first 5 years (WFH does help). Management is constantly changing how teams are organized, causing analysts to get shifted around on a whim and leaving some with little work to do. Management passes down ideas and doesn’t listen when recommendations are given - always lots of pushback. Analyses are often not completed because of constantly shifting ideas and priorities. Some supervisors/managers should not be in those positions and management is not willing to listen to associates, even though the high turnover rate is partially caused by said supervisors/managers. If you’ve been at the company for over 2 years, you’re a high-tenured associate and will be training people left and right because management isn’t willing to keep the tenured people and will just continue to hire.