GEICO reviews

2.7

24% would recommend to a friend

(12,695 total reviews)
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Nancy L. Pierce

49% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

GEICO has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 12,695 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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4.0
Jan 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

GEICO provides a good opportunity to start a career. The expectations are high and they won't let you lack, but that is a good thing since it requires you to learn to act professionally. GEICO has decent benefits. The profit sharing is a big plus. The company usually does very well thus profit sharing is usually very good. After a year you are able to move around the company to find a position that is better suited for you. Layoffs almost never happen. They just stop hiring if they feel they are overstaffed. You have to really do something wrong to get flat out fired. They will usually try to find a different position for you first.

Cons

It can be hard sometimes to break out of the basic positions at GEICO. Most work in sales, service, or claims. If you want to work for corporate, then it is much harder to find a position. The sales, service, and claims jobs top out over time and there isn't any way to continue moving up the ladder except to find a job with corporate (in underwriting, or IT, etc) unless you want to be a supervisor (not much benefit to this, just more of a headache). The work can become very monotinous.

4.0
Jan 19, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company, Safe. You feel like your job is not going anywhere.

Cons

It is very hard to stand out. The size makes it easy to diappear. You can also feel limited in your resposibilities as everything is so compartmentalized.

5.0
Jan 18, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

GEICO is a fast-paced organization with traditional style of management for operations and strict quality control. As far as corporate positions are concerned, GEICO likes to promote from within. So there is a strong corporate culture unique to the organization, low cost provider. GEICO keeps its costs low where possible. The buildings are not the fanciest, but they grow on you. However GEICO offers very competitive salaries and has a really good profit sharing plan for all associates at all levels. There is a very good sense of job security, which comes at a price of getting accustomed to some traditional managing methods (not as much flexibility of work hours in all departments, but some are flexible). The management hierarchy is flat (which also means management overhead is low). But GEICO does rely on individuals to take ownership and perform at their best. Most associates have been in their positions for a very long time and are experts at what they do. GEICO also actively hires from outside and also does college recruiting. So fresh ideas are also coming in. In general, I have found GEICO associates to be at the top of their game, yet very down to earth. Normally you have to deal with a lot of egos in order work with that talent level. The fact that GEICO provides a great service to its customers at lower costs and has conservative fiscal management makes you feel good to be a part of this organization. Although every associate gets the same percentage bonus every year, individual excellence is highly appreciated and rewarded with salary increase and promotions.

Cons

Although GEICO provides excellent professional equipment needed to perform one's job, the infrastructure takes some getting used to. There are some very nice conference rooms but most are fairly basic. No free coffee. No plasma screens in the break rooms or ping pong tables. But they do have high quality gyms. The work environment is pretty basic too with cubes and not much art on the walls. This is of course not a necessity but a pleasant and comfortable work environment can be one of the top priorities for some professionals. The company encourages ideas from associates at all levels, but the chain of command is respected and followed.

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