Extremely unethical and superficial company - Anonymous employee Swiss Re Employee Review

1.0
Apr 27, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Food and canteen. The breakout areas are good. The ambiance is good

Cons

The Bangalore office of SwissRe is extremely unethical. The local HR is very cliqued and try to establish their dominance on all departments despite no work. A woman at a senior position who works with the local HR in particular is a sour self centred individual and will not work and has no empathy but shows she is always busy. People I know were asked to leave at 2 hours notice and that too very badly. I haven't seen such unprofessional behaviour from any HR that I have ever worked for. They also treat their employees very badly and with no respect but have superficial charm claiming that they are non discriminatory but the truth is that there is staunch racism, sexism and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The company states they are proponents of mental health but I am aware of my colleagues being harassed out of wits by their teams and local HR. All of my colleagues including myself had to take therapy. The political prowess of the local HR is so much that the company will never do well given these politics. They have restructured already several times and are extremely vile people.

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Cons

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We’re glad the culture and supportive colleagues have been meaningful in your experience. We know large organisations can sometimes feel complex, and we're constantly working to simplify decision making where possible. Thank you for your review.
2.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

1. 12% 401k match 2. Amazing co workers in the trenches but this is rapidly changing as people look for the exits.

Cons

1. Management - the new management team has a maximum personal bonus / profit only mindset. Cost cutting reigns. 2. Constant layoffs. No job is safe. 3. Company has offshored many jobs to India and is in a race to move key underwritering, engineering, claims functions to India as well. Overall, it feels more like a private equity gut job than a publicly traded company.

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