Progressive Insurance Direct Sales Representative reviews

4.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)
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Tricia Griffith

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Direct Sales Representative employees have rated Progressive Insurance with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Direct Sales Representative professionals have an excellent working experience there. Progressive Insurance is rated 25% above average by Direct Sales Representative professionals compared to other employers within the Insurance industry (3.7 stars).

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26 reviews
3.0
Jun 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

*the buildings, environment and campuses are really nice, with different styles of art, accessibility, and areas for quiet time. *most locations have a gym, quick-stop shop, and grounds to walk during the day. *the cafeteria tends to have decent to good food, and periodically throughout the year there will be events that will be catered, as well as food trucks. *there's a common theme around work-life balance being good, and this is partly true, with the ability to schedule time off in advance (more on this later). *gainshare is always nice, especially in profitable fiscal years. *the company generally gives you the ability to "shadow" a prospective position within the company if you show interest, and occasionally will hold internal "job fairs." *decent pay, benefits, and access to on-site health center.

Cons

*the majority of new hires will be in the call center, where turnover is the highest. constant calls WILL burn you out, especially if you are introverted. *the systems/interfaces used on a daily basis typically freeze, malfunction, and a fair amount of time is spent fixing them, causing distress for the customer. *more on the work/life balance: expect to spend most of your shift on calls. employees are encouraged to take shorter lunches, work overtime and not use time afforded to you in order to assist with availability. this can cause distress with feeling overworked. as a result, the company/departments "try" to compensate for that with "employee appreciation weeks" which consist of your managers rolling a cart down you aisle with water and chips. take that as you will. *extreme levels of inconsistency from attendance & performance management depending on your "likeability" with your supervisor and managers. *training, and the message being sent to employees can differ from one department/location to another. it's extremely common to have been taught one thing, and to deal with a situation where another rep in a different location was taught entirely differently and this causes a major issue for customers. *from a personable level, some employees/supervisors/managers can be incredibly rude, in their interactions. *unless an emergency persists, expect an appointment with the health center to take no less than a month.

4.0
May 24, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

-Decent Medical/Dental benefits at a reasonable cost -Ability to Work from home -Hourly Wage is good -Daycare assistance -Education assistance after 1 year

Cons

- Call Volume can be overwhelming - Shift Bids - Not many opportunities for advancement

3.0
May 4, 2016

Sales

Recommend
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Pros

Good atmosphere depending on sup. Great benefits with having gym, medical, everything on campus.

Cons

Newer sales process doesn't work with all personalities turning reps into cookie cutter agents. Lack of support and coaching from former supervisor, and being held to extremely high performance goals as per cross sell metrics that are some months impossible to hit due to current economy. Main con is the lack of support from direct supervisor.

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