GEICO reviews

2.7

24% 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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2.0
May 21, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is pretty good for the Tucson area but profit sharing is less every year, full benefits after waiting period, paid training and supervisors who try to help when they aren't drowneding from stress and pressure too! Lot's of opportunities to try and get a promotion as a lot of people leaving (good, I guess).

Cons

Cut-throat environment from upper management. The metrics are relentlessly pounded over you and if you stop to sneeze or use the bathroom you fall behind, don't worry, they monitor that too so you will always know how often you go; don't drink too much water is the advice. Need to try and sneak extra time in as overtime is never approved but you can't keep up without it unto off "orientation" and then you have to work 60 hrs a week to keep up or they fire/demote you. Stop using examples of working all weekend as the only ones who care, some people care but also love their life too. If you want a promotion, need a sleeping bag and pillow here!

2.0
Jan 20, 2016

My geico experience

Recommend
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Pros

There's a special kinship among non management employees. Particularly among tenured associates. Healthcare benefits are good.

Cons

Company culture is horrible. They will grind you to dust if you let them, and there's an insatiable appetite for more productivity out of fewer people. Numbers are everywhere, in goal packages and in unstated "these aren't goals but they're just as important" memos and emails. The pressure to attain these numbers is ever present, and the wildly shifting goalposts within the numbers will drive you insane. Keep in mind that even when an issue is acknowledged by everyone, including regional mgmt, nothing is done until it's already matastized into a horrible, morale destroying cancer. This happens constantly, and for a company culture that greets issues with turnover and inconsistent management, is sadly the only true constant. You will feel pulled in 10 directions at once. There is little to no communication between home office, regional mgmt, and associates. This contributes to being tasked with contradictory goals, and the result is associates that collectively roll their eyes every time they receive an outlook calendar invite for a new meeting. They know this is just one more thing to add to the pile, and that whatever lofty goal a new management rep. (Who increasingly haven't worked within the departments they've been asked to manage.) comes up with it'll quickly be abandoned when results aren't what home office wants and we'll start all over again. In short, this is an organization that grew too much too fast and is killing it's associates to maintain that pace.

1.0
Jan 14, 2016

Back stabbed

Recommend
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Pros

Depends on your supervisor. Managers in San Diego office are two faced. All managers that were there during my time were very unqualified. Especially the big bald white guy who's last name rhymes with puke. Benefits were good and pay was ok but definitely didn't get paid what you are worth

Cons

Will work you to the ground and then let you go. Many top salesman were fired for accidental typing mistakes. They expect you to be a robot with monitoring your every move.

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