GEICO reviews

2.7

25% would recommend to a friend

(12,713 total reviews)
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Nancy L. Pierce

50% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

GEICO has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 12,713 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GEICO employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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13K reviews
1.0
Jul 31, 2012

Not What is Promised

Recommend
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Pros

Training, benefits, stability, the people who work there

Cons

GEICO does not care about its employees, although they allege otherwise. Actions speak louder than words. GEICO works its' associates to death. The reviewer who stated it was the only legal sweat shop in the U.S. was correct. There is a lot of opportunity for advancement, BUT - BE CAREFUL! Once you advance to the Supervisor level, you are expected to work a minimum of 10 hours day and you can forget about life outside of GEICO and any family obligations. Many long time, fully tenured supervisors have chosen to step down from supervision because of the heavy, unbalanced workload. This, of course, is considered career suicide at GEICO. And, it should be noted, that several of those supervisors were rated number 1 and 2 in the department. They were not underachievers. Others are strategically waiting until the 15 year mark when they can collect their pension early at 55. Either way, despite their 7 operating principles, GEICO truly fails in the way it treats its' associates and supervisors. The leadership principles taught there are geared toward a kindergarten class - insulting to an experienced insurance professional with a degree and various professional certifications. Upper management 'leads' by fear and intimidation, which, of course, is NOT true leadership at all!

4.0
Jul 29, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Upward mobility - almost every position is posted internally first Benefits - Excellent health plans (but vision coverage is lacking) Profit Sharing Solid Financial Stability

Cons

Some policies are outdated -- no real telecommute policy, many things are micromanaged too far (expense reports being rejected because you do not have a receipt for coin operated laundry is silly).

3.0
Jul 28, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Very fun people to be around. Relaxed environment. Stable company. Amazing experience if work in marketing/product management. Profit sharing. Good health benefits. Extremely scrappy culture.

Cons

Pretty low pay- even with profit sharing. Whatever they offer you will be below what you expect if you're degreed. If you work on the phones then you will probably hate your job. Requirements to move up/get promoted are very unclear. I think this is purposefully done to keep expenses down but I can't prove it.

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