The Cincinnati Insurance Company reviews

Office culture and level of technology are both an odd mix of being outdated and slowly improving. Workload can be overbearing depending on your territory. Pay is far below the industry standard (its the main reason I left). Hiring is being ramped up, but years of not having new underwriting classes coming in has caused a shortage. This is compounded by new and seasoned associates finding jobs elsewhere. Morale just isn't very good. Enjoyable co-workers help, but everyone still talks about people leaving, etc. Most people that stay have established families with kids and they most likely grew up in Cincinnati as well.

This is a tough place for a younger mind to be in software development. The project we work on is a giant beast whose coding is grounded in some very old practices (Think GOTO statements), and there is little chance to improve anything. "Training" is offered when you start, but it is hardly enough to get you understanding how the code works; rather, it is a brief walkthrough of the website's UI. Documentation is next to nothing, there is no knowledge base, and asking for help is often like a pinball game, where you're bounced from cubicle to cubicle to ask someone else to get an answer. The project is Being an insurance company, there is red tape in every direction, which greatly slows down development. There are some hard headed developers who are adamant about policing other developers, and other developers who are adamant and vocal that their way is right and everything else is wrong. In the end, it can be a very discouraging place to be.