Allstate Northern Ireland Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great technology, great benefits, great work/life balance, superb sports and social,

Cons – Its a big place so getting to know what other people do and their impacts.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep the good work up.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – good benefits good benefits good benefits good benefits good benefits good benefits good benefits good benefits

Cons – dont work here managers are unskilled in IT. no longer skilled in testing software. unable to compete globally in testing. no testingskilled managers at all.

Advice to Senior Management – resign. stop the bullying atomsphere

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland

Pros – Benefits, Flexible working etc are definitely worth working here.

Cons – The type of work is old and the pay is terrible.

Former Employee – worked at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for less than a year

Pros – Supportive environment
Good training opportunities
Good staff reward/incentive programs

Cons – Often work in large teams of people across the globe, which can be frustrating with deadlines at times.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for more than a year

Pros – Relaxed work environment.
Friendly co workers.
Facilities are brilliant as well

Cons – The pay scales need to be looked into, they are not satisfactory.

Advice to Senior Management – Please increase the pay packages.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time

Pros – Nothing special - better benefits in most other IT companies

Cons – Run by a petty spiteful HR - MD seems to want newspaper columns rather than looking after business. Avoid at all costs - much better real IT companies out there that pay so much better. Old technology. Filled with empire builders.

Advice to Senior Management – Actually manage for a change rather than bullying

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Flexi, work life balance, benefits

Cons – Poorly paid, too many wasters there

Advice to Senior Management – sack 1/3 of the staff and pay the decent ones better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Can't think of many good reasons to work at Allstate NI. To an entry level worker it may be tempting but only if you are willing to gamble on Allstate NI's reputation reflecting on you at future interviews.

Cons – Non-competitive remuneration.
Senior management issues. Very top down.
In-sourcing is a first rather than last resort, high impact on quality, communication, and ambience.
Expectation is that you will not advance so ignore talk of 'career development'.

Advice to Senior Management – Profitability remains a problem at Allstate NI, the company has serious, unaddressed structural problems. Since the problems began in 2008 there have been no high profile departures, should tell you all you need to know.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work culture is perfect for starting out, very involved with work life balance. Good sports and social committee.

Cons – Career progression has not happened even though many attempts to rotate onto new teams. New starts getting placed in teams where they may not even have experience or be qualified. Actual space for employees to have lunch is very limited.

Advice to Senior Management – Look into current experience and talent in current employees before placing new starts. More training in other areas. New building with enough space for everyone.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Allstate Northern Ireland full-time for more than a year

Pros – Working in this company has been a pleasure. Work life Balance is great which is better than most of the other companies IT I have worked for.

Cons – Career advancement can be a bit lagging here. You might get stuck in the same role for years which might be bad if you are someone with high career aspirations

Advice to Senior Management – Need to reward more for the exceptional contributions. Also need to have a bit more of a competitive culture.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend