No career opportunities. Don't go there if you are ambitious: go there if you want to retire - Anonymous employee Swiss Re Employee Review

2.0
Aug 6, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance and good benefits. Colleagues are in most cases welcoming , canteen is very good, IT support is also good

Cons

Meritocracy and recognition for top performers. Very patronising behaviour of top management : having an opinion and being candid is not appreciated. Given the current environment cost pressure is building up and the few available opportunities are even reducing

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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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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