AIG Reviews

Pros

It offers good work life balance.

Cons

There isn't much opportunity for advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

Offer opportunity for advancement.

Pros

Many Opportunities within the firm to explore. Absolutely fantastic atmosphere for college grads looking to work within a diverse and well exposed Wall Street firm. Great place to work for those looking to learn about risk management, finance, analysis, etc.

Cons

Restructuring; Yet and still this can be a great thing because it creates many opportunities for current and incoming employees.

Advice to Senior Management

More communication needed involving the day to day market activities within the firm.

Pros

benefits
structured
Your fate and/or opportunities for advancement is determined by who you are working for.

Cons

too much structure
management silos
selfish motives

Advice to Senior Management

Learn to cultivate the needs of your staff

Pros

Good benefits and nice vacation.

Cons

Too big, hard to get things done.

Advice to Senior Management

Let departments make their own decisions.

Pros

its a huge company to work for

Cons

no employee recognition....no thumbs up for good work

Advice to Senior Management

value your employees or else the good ones will run away and find something better but you will not get a second chance at them

Pros

Before the blow up you could learn quite a bit. Was very entrepreneurial to a point.

Cons

AIG has not treated me and other well after we were terminated. Often decisions about how to treat customers are driven by profit and not what is the right thing to do.

Advice to Senior Management

Take this opportunity of reorganization to build a more customer centric and employee centric firm

Pros

good benefits - medical/life/pension etc.

strong and solid image. The location is convinient and very easy to get to as a commuter.

Cons

I havent experienced any negative aspect while working for AIG. Although commuting to this location is easy, the cost is a little high.

Advice to Senior Management

I think AIG's talent pool with the management ranks has been instrumental to AIG's growth during these tough economic times.

Pros

good benefits - medical/life/pension etc.

strong image (which is now destroyed of course!0

Cons

poor base pay/bonus - lack of training - lack of strategic thinking

Advice to Senior Management

spend less time thinking about short term expense savings and more time thinking about your key people and the long term goals

Pros

Good company to start out with as a foundation, but once you get some competence, move on. Very stiff culture.

Cons

Once you get some experience, it's not the best place to stay. Everyone is out for themselves. Brown-nosers do well.

Advice to Senior Management

Learn to give back and respect your employees. They will want to work there and be motivated to help you meet your goals.

Pros

Feels like a small company
Senior management is friendly and on a first-name basis
They are very good at what they do for their advisors

Cons

Very disorganized internal management
Many disparate factions
No clear goals, making it difficult to plan
Instability
Incredible turnover of mid to upper management

Advice to Senior Management

Take better care when hiring upper management to make sure they are a proper fit and not a quick fix.