GEICO reviews

GEICO is the low-cost provider for a reason; expect no frills. They try to build office camaraderie through other ways (charitable giving, award ceremonies), but it largely depends on your supervisor (and your supervisor will change several times during your tenure). Expect process on process on process - if you can't keep up with emails letting you know something has changed or you can't roll with the punches, this may not be a good fit. Markdowns aren't always fair or applied judiciously. Sometimes processes are strange and there's no explanation. Or processes are strange and don't make sense until you move to the next "level" of claims because you didn't yet have the knowledge to understand the rationale. Recruiting is a bit disingenuous; for example, the MDP program is pitched as a fast-track to management. But management is really supervision and there are probably 90 supervisors in the building. Once at supervision, you then have to advance through 4 more levels of supervision to get to a manager role, yet the program was painted as a fast track to the top. I have no doubt they lure general claims with promises of best-case-scenario promotion timelines. Eventually, if you get high enough in management, to progress further you will need to relocate. Not necessarily a con because GEICO is generous with relocation assistance if they want you and will long-term try to get you back to office of choice, just something to keep in mind.

-No stable scheduling. As an insurance agent you won't get M-F for at least 5 years unless you're a top performer, you'll get anything you want. As a supervisor, expect having split days off until you're there for 10 years. -Extremely micromanaged, my director/manager yell and me to yell at my associates for using time to go to the restroom/taking a few minutes extra on a break or lunch. -Goals are constantly and dramatically raised with little or no time to prepare my team or associates. -Once you're a supervisor, really no place to go since manager is selling your soul to the company. -Underpaid for the amount of work done. As a supervisor you run a team of at least 10 associates and do as much work as people who are managers in other companies. The worst part is maintaining associates HR issues with leave and chasing down your associates to come to work today. -Lack of appreciation for associates and supervisors. Managers and Directors create a work environment where success and accomplishments are expected and not celebrated. Company culture that constantly focuses on what you're doing wrong and not doing enough. Complete lack of positive reinforcement and even when you are doing well, it's not enough. -An illusion of a "meritocracy" where people are promoted based on qualifications. Directors know who they want as supervisors and managers and only hold interviews to make the selection process seem like a competition. -The company is extremely cheap considering they made $20 billion in 2013. When we get free coffee in the department, it is celebrated like Christmas. Good luck trying to get some pens, paper, or a decent keyboard for your computer. You'll have to buy that on your own.