Smoke and Mirrors - Manager Swiss Re Employee Review

1.0
23 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Beautiful office, competitive salaries, and reliable remote access.

Cons

Poor systems and reporting. Toxic culture of bullying by leaders, despite the constant chatter of “values”. No understanding or care for staff wellbeing and work-life balance. In complete denial about the real business culture. Pervasive air of unjustified arrogance in a leadership vacuum. Pace of change slow under the weight of head office oversight. Super lean support functions, largely off shored and difficult to engage, locally are “yes” people, no real interest in supporting staff, don’t want to risk rocking the boat. Having seen “under the hood” struggle to understand how this business has such a good reputation.

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Swiss Re Response
5y
Thank you for providing your review on Swiss Re. Our company is committed to adhering to the highest professional and ethical standards to provide our employees with a healthy and inclusive office culture. Hence, we take your review very serious. We encourage reporting of suspected misconduct. For more information, please consult our webpage on Integrity & Compliance: https://www.swissre.com/about-us/our-approach/corporate-governance/compliance.html

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Cons

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