Guidewire reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,470 total reviews)
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Mike Rosenbaum

90% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,470 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guidewire employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Mar 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

For the insurance industry the company does appear to have a desirable product.

Cons

Internally, in professional services the company is set up so that an employee's ability to get reimbursed for business expenses may depend on the clients willingness to pay. Also, for a company of this size, the administrative functions, like payroll are a single individual. Low quality control in payroll means a huge surprise tax bill at the end of the year for professional services folks as we can work all over the US and abroad. How many 1,2, or 10k+ suprise tax bills would it take before you got fed up? That should be a question you ask yourself before joining because this is a common problem and most people do not have a spare 10k sitting around to pay because Guidewire made an accounting mistake. This is just an example of some of the things about this company that makes it a miserable experience.

1.0
Mar 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Personable CEO, smart developers, free snacks, free parking, decent internal processes, friendly international employees.

Cons

"Work/Life Balance" a lie. Slave wages and pathetic raises. Backstabbing employees (not all) with the arrogance of knowing they won't (can't) be touched. Non-existant marketing leadership. Puppet HR group with no teeth.

4.0
Sep 20, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The software is second to none in the insurance industry. This is actually an understatement - if you knew the caliber of people behind the software, you would be as convinced as I am about the quality and potential of their products. As long as the company continues to adhere to its core principles, I truly believe Guidewire will dominate the market. However, now that it is a public company, Guidewire's dedication to its core principles is being tested, (see below)

Cons

Layoffs are unfortunately a necessary evil, but layoffs following a hiring spree is worrisome. Eliminating under-performing people over time (and there are plenty), on a case-by-case basis, would've resulted in at least a net 5% reduction in staff. Instead, the way this was handled left many employees feeling insecure about their jobs.

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