Simply Business reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(306 total reviews)
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David Summers

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Simply Business has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simply Business employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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306 reviews
5.0
May 17, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great people - you get to work with super bright people, dynamic and full of great ideas. Everyone is friendly, accessible and down to earth and happy to help. Fantastic atmosphere - highly recommended place!

Cons

There is a real culture of empowerment so if you enjoy being told what to do every day... Simply Business is not for you.

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Simply Business Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to provide some feedback on your experience with Simply Business.
5.0
Apr 4, 2017

Great place

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You feel really valued in not just your role, but as a member of the team. Great employee benefits and flexible working are added bonuses.

Cons

Sometimes collaboration can go too far and there are too many opinions that want to be heard.

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Simply Business Response
9y
It is great news to hear you feel valued in your positions and your team. We do a lot to make sure everyone has freedom of speech and understands the role they play in the overall goals of Simply Business. Having freedom of speech means we give everyone a chance to be heard and contribute to a collaborative way of working. Even if it does take a little longer, we almost always end up with the best result because of it. Thank your for taking the time to share your feedback.
5.0
Aug 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I was with Simply Business a long time and feel lucky to have spent that time with them. Of all companies I have worked at, they are by far the most open to trying and learning new things. This fearlessness of change and improvement has put the company streets ahead of other companies who claim to be Agile. Simply Business have nailed actually being Agile, and additionally there's a great culture of doing things through Lean processes. What they have really nailed well, is being composed of multiple small teams all focussed around a particular objective, and each those teams being composed of a member of each part of the business. This means that all parts of the business are engaged and accountable to their team, help each other out and are much more easily able to empathise with the constraints of each others role and accordingly work together with those constraints. This is a whole different world from other companies which are simply split by department - with a 'business' side and a 'tech' side in which nobody truly understands each others constraints and just ends up in inefficiency and conflict. Simply Business put a great deal of effort into ensuring that anybody can voice their opinion and help steer the direction of the company. Whether you have positive or negative feedback, you feel comfortable to speak it - regardless of whether you're in a small team meeting or one of the big regular all-company meetings. It was easy to take inspiration from senior management, and their genuine drive to shake things up for the better in what has traditionally been a complacent industry with a lack of customer focus.

Cons

I agree with one of the other reviews that space is an issue, as the company has grown so quickly it can be very difficult to get usage of a meeting room, and there's not much lunchtime / recreational space without being a distraction to people not currently taking lunch / downtime.

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