The Hartford – “Great place to work if they were not laying off their employees.”

Pros

Lots of paid days off. Flexible, no micro management depending on the department you work in. Casual dress on Fridays if you do not work in Home Office.

Cons

Employees were advised that everything was going ok with jobs but the next week unknown to everyone many were laid off. No warning at all.
It also seemed that there was favoritism given to certain people doing the exact job as everyone else. Even when others did perform (numbers to back them up) better than the "favorite", the recognition was given to the "favorite" people.
Recognition was always given to the same people.

Advice to Senior Management

Some very valuable employees that provide great contributions to their teams/territories, may not be the people who are normally recognized. Recognize those also to help retain the valuable employees.