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1.0
May 18, 2022

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Pros

Remote work and flexible PTO

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It started off good but went downhill fast over the last couple years. I've done many roles before coming to CS but now CS is nothing but a churn and burn factory now and its sad. The praise for CS is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. You never know where your manager is and most people now have no clue what they are doing and put their work off on others and get praised for it . Other departments treat us like low level grunts especially the sales and ops department. The constant disrespect from sales agents is almost unbearable when all you are trying to do is do your job. There is never any consequences for their unethical behavior and actions on how they speak to us it doesn't make it any better that their managers support their abusive conduct. Its always the "Top Performers" that cause the most issues. Growth and opportunity is limited. There is not many paths you can actually take. The pay does not actually equal the work you put in. The work environment is extremely toxic now. There are no real checks and balances when it comes to management. Its all about who they like. My advice now is to just do your work and clock out. Nothing else.

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Kin Insurance Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience. Kin is continuously working to improve our employee experience and we strive to create a safe work environment for everyone. We take the issues you have raised very seriously and would recommend reaching out to HR@kin.com discuss further. Kin is committed to cultivating feelings of belonging, connection, and inclusion for all employees.
2.0
Apr 28, 2021
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Decent pay and paid time off

Cons

The environment among agents is mostly hostile. People are catty and will get mad if you try and transfer a call to them, they will fight over leads and just generally be rude. If someone is higher up, they feel they need to be catered to or respected just because. 85% of the managers are horrible people who are on a power trip, and don’t dare ask any questions, because every time you do you’ll be made to feel small by management or told you should already know that. Never mind if the customer needs to know right then, it’s more important to managers to be snarky than answer your question. They allow private group channels in Slack where managers have the freedom to treat you like crap and reply back to your questions in a smart tone nonstop, all day everyday. And you’re just trying to learn and work and service the customers. It’s impossible to enjoy working in an environment like that. In my eyes, managers are stressed to the max, as everyone is, bc all Kin cares about are sales sales sales. If you don’t meet it, you’re gone. On top of that, I asked off 3 days over a span of 4 months when my baby was sick, and I was lashed out against by my manager who said “this is a problem.” Even though I had PTO. Apparently it’s there for looks, bc those times that I took it, management told me straight up, like you don’t need to take off EVER if you can help it. If you’re a workaholic who loves high stress environment and enormous pressure from management (read: daily pings and DMs asking why you haven’t made a sell so far yet today, almost EVERYDAY—which btw makes it worse, and harder to sell), then you’d love this job. I have exceeded my sales goals, so I’ve done well, and yet, this is the truth of the environment here. I have several other coworkers who have had legit panic attacks from the stress and are looking elsewhere and are even willing to take a pay cut to get out of this place. I would not recommend it to a friend, or anyone I care about.

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Kin Insurance Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We’re sorry to hear this has been your experience. We strive to provide employees with a safe and welcoming work environment, and are always looking for opportunities to improve. Feedback like yours helps us do that, so thank you for sharing. We'll be sure to pass it along appropriately.
3.0
Jun 24, 2021
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They pay for you to get your P&C license but if you don’t pass they just fire you. The team it’s very nice and supportive, it’s a very collaborative environment, the pay it’s fair but they should be honest during the recruiting process: if you don’t pass the exam, they will fire you! If I knew that I wouldn’t quit my job to be with Kin.

Cons

Nothing really. Make sure to study for the P&C license and pass, otherwise they will kick you out without any remorse!!

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Kin Insurance Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us! Being in a highly regulated industry, we legally require our employees that manage our insured’s policies to be licensed. We value your feedback - we’re always looking for ways to improve our candidate experience.
2.0
Sep 16, 2021
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Pros

Currently work from home. The employees in the non sales teams are nice.

Cons

No one knows what they are doing. Sales people are top of the food chain, everyone else exists to help them. (they are rude and as long as they sell they can get away with murder. The pay is not enough to get yelled out all day. No space to grow.

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Kin Insurance Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry you feel this way, as we certainly do care about our people and try to provide them with a warm, welcoming and supportive environment. Your feedback is very valuable to us, as we’re always looking to improve the employee experience.
5.0
Feb 25, 2022
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I have been with Kin Insurance for close to 2 years now. Before Kin, I was a full-time student working at a full-time restaurant working long hours. During the peak of the pandemic, I had lost my job and had nowhere to go. A good friend suggested to look into Insurance and recommended I apply to Kin Insurance. Never had an insurance background prior to this. After studying for a few months I went ahead and applied. I was not expecting to get hired but after several interviews that went all very smoothly, I got the job. Since then I have been very happy with the company and the industry all in all. The company continues to grow, adapt, and makes us feel at home. As an insurance agent I get to work from home, my schedule is very flexible, very easy to communicate with colleagues and higher ups, great pay and overall I clock out happy and satisfied with my job. Kin Insurance does an excellent job when it comes to customer service, expanding to newer states smoothly and communications. If someone were to tell me I would be an insurance agent hired during a pandemic, I would sit down and laugh hysterically! I feel very grateful and lucky to be working for Kin Insurance and I look forward to working with the company for quite some time.

Cons

Nothing to say here, seriously!

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Kin Insurance Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us! We are so glad you have enjoyed your time here at Kin so far. Many of our Sales Agents come from non-traditional backgrounds, we value unique experiences and skill sets, and grow new ones together.
2.0
Apr 26, 2022
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Pros

Remote work and decent pay. Chicago and St. Petersburg folks have the option of going into the office if they want. Work life balance can be easy to maintain if you set firm boundaries. There are the standard tech perks, like learning budgets and unlimited PTO that people actually use, and leadership encourages you to use it. There are some areas of high functionality depending on what team you’re on, your area of expertise, and who you report to.

Cons

There is a lot of churn around teams. The purpose of teams is not clear, and role clarification is not clear either. 
 There is a lot of firefighting and heroism, and people are rewarded more for their ability to put out fires than they are for creating long-term solutions. Case in point, there was a large fire put out last year and the people who put out the fire were all given bonuses, while the people working on the long-term solution was insulted and then the team was disbanded. 

Front end work and engineers are not valued as highly as back end. The culture has improved, but is still biased toward back end.

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Kin Insurance Response
4y
We appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention, and we encourage you to contact the HR team (HR@kin.com) to discuss further. We’re sorry you faced such a situation, as we are continuously working to provide a psychologically safe and equitable workplace for all.
3.0
May 14, 2021

Left because 1 thing

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Pros

-Pay you to get your license if you don’t have one -Simple training, they pay you to study and pass! -Base pay is just about what every other sales job around here is paying, plus you get commission -Amazing training-extremely supportive -Remote job -Most colleagues were friendly and helpful -Private company with very generous benefits regarding medical leave -Fun job if you are a “people person” -company that is on the rise!

Cons

-I was a little upset about the recruitment...was not informed I would pay for my leads...not sure if that’s a “thing” anymore -Benefits are not as good health insurance wise... for an insurance company...high cost

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Kin Insurance Response
4y
Thank you for providing us with your experience and feedback! We're sorry to hear of any miscommunication in the recruitment process. At this time, all leads are provided to our agents at no cost to them.
5.0
Feb 21, 2022

Good

Anonymous employee
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So much fun to work herw

Cons

The pay is not good enough

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Kin Insurance Response
4y
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