you can comfortably spend your life here, but should you? - Communications Manager Swiss Re Employee Review

3.0
30 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great infrastructure, some great very intelligent people, excellent food, very rich company, very international

Cons

too much admin and bureaucracy , too much internal brainwashing, spent too much time on internal surveys, special projects etc rather than on actual work, often too conservative and slow, often too much top down management

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility, European Benefits, Retirement Match

Cons

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

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