General Re reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(8 total reviews)
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Franklin (Tad) Montross

59% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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3.0
Sep 7, 2016

Used to be a great company to work for

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Pros

For more than 15 years, this was a great company to work for, benefits were good, culture was fantastic, management was knowledgeable if not a bit old fashion with an "old boys club" mentality.

Cons

A few years back, there was a manage shake up and the knowledgeable people were replaced and the groups restructured. Our new manager barely knew the department and had no idea what kind of work we did. She immediately made changes that were nonsensical and against our SOX controls, she told us all that we were expendable and easily replaceable. She began forcing out the older people and hiring recent college grads for higher salaries than the original staff. She isolated team members, called them out in meetings and made fun of them in front of the rest of the group. She complained about the way we dressed, where we shopped, and told an overweight employee that she needed to lose weight or would lose her job. When we tried to go to senior management, we were told that our manager's management style wasn't a concern and that if we were unhappy, we were all welcome to leave.

1.0
Aug 6, 2015

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Pros

Very happy here. Chairman is fully accessible which I think is amazing. They hire really smart and nice people. Good work/life balance.

Cons

Bonus program is not transparent.

3.0
Mar 10, 2015

Good work/life balance company

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Pros

Good work/life balance, good salary and bonus

Cons

slow paced, old technology, politics, promotions based on the "I like you" factor leading to poor middle management. Mostly older people waiting for retirement working here.

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