Used to be a fantastic employer - Assistant Vice President Swiss Re Employee Review

3.0
Feb 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Great work life balance. - Lunch restaurant (great food for a low monthly fee). - Great collegues.

Cons

- Development/promotion opportunities. - Very weak management especially at Director level. - Useless HR department (don't expect to get support from them if you end up having a bad or bullying line manager). - The good old perks/benefits are getting less and less with every year.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people you work with are amazing. The benefits are wonderful. I appreciate the bonus structure and the growth I've experienced with the organization.

Cons

Leadership's strategy and vision are severely lacking and self-serving. There's a lot of favoritism with the same people being included in decision-making without consideration for their ability to actually deliver results. In turn, the lower-level employees are left to clean up the disaster. I see that Swiss is on here making comments on employee reviews - hopefully they take note of how many people in the last 90 days said the same thing about the leadership strategy. We're not on glassdoor because we like reviewing our company - we're here looking for outside opportunities because of the way the company is currently operating. We're bleeding good talent because they no longer align with the corporate strategy.

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2.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, European Benefits, Retirement Match

Cons

Zero career growth, continual 'do more with less', currently covering 3 roles

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