Great potential, a culture of non-trust and micromanagement
Pros
Big company with a motto to do the right thing, although they often do not do it Historically have kept employees based on stability but it won't be enough for the future. After 70 years you can now have facial hair
Cons
For historical information - It took 60 years to allow facial hair because the founder believed you were hiding something if you had a beard. They used to have a bell that rang when people had to be in their seats to start work and take breaks. Head of HR once said no polo shirts or jeans for 20 more years because that is when he retires. Want to wear jeans? One day a year if you buy a voucher for $5. Fast forward to 2020 - Senior leadership still does not trust employees if they can't be seen. Want to work from home? Prior to COVID it was near non-existent. During quarantine they went full remote, which very was nice. 3000+ employees stepped up and proved they can do the job from home and stock is at an all time high. How did they reward them? A 'pilot' of 50% remote (pilot? what was the last 15 months?) a dress code change that mandates you to wear a collar AT HOME when you are remote and clear messages that the 50% can be taken away if people don't adhere to the strict plan. Ridiculous! The CEO approves any full-time remote work requests (think about that for a second... the CEO!). When asked at a recent town hall if someone with a valid family situation could work from home full-time and the response was "we are a face to face company". The clear message is we don't trust you to work if your butt is not in our seat. Very sad message to send people that did an amazing job from home the last year and a half. This is a company that has great potential but culture based on fear and lack of trust for people that have already proved they can do the job. That culture is driven through the ranks and depending on your leader, you could be very well micromanaged with it tolerated and promoted at all levels. Why should it not with this type of leadership at the top? Great company if you are passionate about insurance, don't care of you are trusted or not and like to work in a very plain vanilla 1950's style beige office. You might get lucky and get one of the few leaders that try to push against the system to get common sense changes through... or you may get a micromanager who is well intended to be pushing the agenda that is clearly sent down from the top.
