Nationwide Financial Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Nationwide Financial full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Lots of good people, lots of opportunities to work on different things, lots of areas to get into. If you work hard, your reputation can help you direct your career there. The benefits are really good, too. The company is socially progressive, fiscally conservative.

Cons – The weight and inertia of a big organization can be maddening. Process is usually added, not removed. And there's the inevitable network proxies, VPN access, Lotus Notes and other obstacles to just getting your work done.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't blindly apply an "economies of scale" approach to things. Homogenizing things, and merging things, can sound good on paper, but I've seen instances where the opposite tactic would have had significant benefits for the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Nationwide Financial full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Nationwide Financial has a fantastic record of providing their associates with the necessary tools to succeed and they really do care about their associates in some aspects.

Cons – They do a less than stellar job of promoting associates already working at the company to executive type jobs.

Advice to Senior Management – Build up your talent bench that is currently employed at your company, focusing on internal candidates first and foremost who understand the culture and the business

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Nationwide Financial full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lots of internal opportunity, lots of new skills learned

Cons – Sometimes it take a while to steer a big ship in another direction.

Advice to Senior Management – Your employees are more important than your stockholders. Make your employees happy and the stockholders will also be happy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Nationwide Financial

Pros – As a midwest firm, there are still some midwest values in place. This can be good and bad at times.

Cons – You can make more elsewhere, but remember many firms out there could care less about you and will fire you wihout a moments hesitation. You may not get rich at Nationwide, but you can make good money and have a work life balance.

Advice to Senior Management – Increase compensation levels for field people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Nationwide Financial

Pros – Benefits are great. Flex time is very nice. Great people to work with. Very dedicated to customer service. Senior management is very committed to customer service also.

Cons – Can be long hours. Comp time is not 1 for 1. Job description don't always match the work done.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Nationwide Financial

Pros – Very nice people. Good work/life balance.

Cons – Ohio State Fans get annoying

Advice to Senior Management – Provide more parking for employees!!!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Nationwide Financial

Pros – Good pay at this company

Cons – Long hours at this company

Advice to Senior Management – More engagement

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Nationwide Financial

Pros – Unlike many places, senior management here are genuinely nice people. Nice people really do finish first here. There is a big coaching and feedback culture here.

Nationwide has a sterling reputation in Central Ohio due to its generosity to various charities. You will be expected to contribute to various charitable campaigns (particularly United Way, which is a really big deal). But this is a good thing. You will see a lot of people who wear Nationwide logo shirts out in public. People are proud to work here.

Cons – The silo mentality is a reality. This is a big company, and it feels like it. Information sharing between departments is nonexistent. Some departments hoard information, but this happens in almost every corporation.

Advice to Senior Management – Something has to be done about the silo mentality. I think moving people around beyond their immediate department would do wonders.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Nationwide Financial

Pros – Being part of a company that is leading the way to a healthier, more productive nation...one person at a time. It is rewarding to see the impact you can make in someone else's life through the programs and services NBH offers. It is a growing industry and NBH is one of the few areas of Nationwide actually growing. There are good people and many people take to heart the mission of NBH and live very healthy lives so if you want to surround yourself with people trying to eat healthier, exercise, reduce their stress, etc. then NBH is a great place for you.

Cons – There are multiple campuses to interact with so that adds an element of complexity. It is also a demanding place to work since it's a growing company with too little resources doing a lot of work. I expect that is similar to any growing company as you have to do a lot with a little. The communication and knowledge flow can be difficult primarily because of the acquisitions and multiple campuses. There is not enough communication about how NBH is doing financially to allow the associates to feel really connected with their work and how their efforts contribute to the bottom line.

Advice to Senior Management – Be sure to practice what you preach about work/life balance and recognize that there are a lot of individuals working their tails off for the company who want to spend as much time with their families as possible.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Nationwide Financial

Pros – Good work life balance
Good career path

Cons – Not good pay and too much of processes

Advice to Senior Management – Encourage right people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend