Assurant Reviews

Pros

The company offers great benefits.

Cons

the management is not effective at all at providing staff with leadership.

Advice to Senior Management

Think about the staff by listening to their suggestions for improvements. Maybe have an anonymous suggestion box in each department.

Pros

employee satisfaction promotions were pretty good like volunteering in the community or having events on site, the people are very polite and friendly even the strangers you see on the elevator, i had the flexibility to manage my time during the day (if i had to leave for an emergency, i could leave) , the salary was decent but i knew what to expect

Cons

this relates only to my direct manager because they are the only one i dealt with on a day to day basis - poor communication, inconsistenct work directives, disparity of treatment, absolutely no proper training in place, no vision for the organization, volatile environment at times

Advice to Senior Management

Senior management should take a further look from the top down as to who is minding the ship.

Pros

Great benefits with industry level pay-scale

Cons

First day on the job, 20 people were laid off from IT.
The cubicle (dilbertville) layout is horrendous. No privacy.

Advice to Senior Management

Drop the buiness silos and open up communication.

Pros

Location, other employees, training ok

Cons

Management poor, Conditions worked until burned out, no help with clients, clients always unhappy on the phone with our work ethic, will not allow you to go to restroom or get water when needed unless on break or lunch Management has no clue what to do, poor pay for what you do and fire you before benefits begin. Many employees on medication for blood pressure due to work performance and fear of being fired on the spot. Glad I am out of there.

Advice to Senior Management

work for 3 months then out of a job no help from management management has no education or disappear when needed clients suffer and we look stupid as employees. They lie to you about your performance and can you the next day

Pros

Good compensation for those that can advance, but there is a good ole' boys club you have to join to get there.

Cons

Benefits keep getting reduced each year while the employee work load keeps increasing as Sr Management slashes costs by reducing headcount and cutting benefits, all the while trying to grow the business.

Many businesses are unable to react to market changes in a timely manner due to "paralysis by analysis" mentality and being afraid of their own shadows.

People get rewarded and advanced for sucking up rather than on their abilities, good ole' boys club.

Human Resources is there to cater to and side with management, not the individual employee, never trust HR.

Advice to Senior Management

Find more consumer friendly products that can be praised by consumer advocates. Blur the lines between the 4 existing very isolated business units ( Health, Solutions, Benefits, Specialty). If you bring a fraction of the perks and praise to the operations people as you do the sales & marketing associates you will be in a much better place.

Pros

Wonderful coworkers and good place to start- if you can work here, you can work anywhere. It all depends on the department you're working in and who your managers are. Many people are very happy at Assurant and have been working there for over 20 years.

Cons

This is a very stressful environment to work in. The customers are demanding, there is minimal training and knowledge transfer, and most employees are overworked. The compensation is not that great- take any talk of bonuses with a LARGE grain of salt.

Advice to Senior Management

Take time to listen to employees, help them set priorities, and try to make the work environment less stressful. Employees want to succeed, but more coaching is needed.

Pros

Company had great benifits. Company has a good HR department

Cons

too much covering up of mistakes and no accountabilty

Advice to Senior Management

stop getting rid of your middle management and start looking at you upper management interpersonal skills

Pros

good benefits: medical, 401k, pension plan, child care, school. gym.
nice headquarters.Places to relax when stress due to work

Cons

not much room for career progression
progression more feasible with good connections inside the company
lack of management listening to workforce

Advice to Senior Management

listen to your workforce

Pros

Beneftis 401k match, stock options, pension and educational reimbursemnt

Cons

Inability to advance within the compnay

Advice to Senior Management

Better communication to people under upper management

Pros

Great benefits, lots of opportunities for training, industry leading products, very ethical with regard to professional practices, extremely flexible with regard to scheduling and balancing work/life .

Cons

Too much politicking. If you're not in the in-crowd, you're not going anywhere. Obvious favoritism and a lot of game--playing. Senior executives who are more in it for them selves than for the success of their direct reports. No skip level reviews, so no opportunity for direct reports to provide feedback on their managers.

Advice to Senior Management

Look at your managers. Keep your good talent. Your environment is getting toxic, so find a way to make it more positive again.