Nationwide Financial Reviews

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.

Pros

Work within the right agency, and warm leads are unending.

Cons

Several brokerage platforms still exist due to mergers and acquisitions.

Advice to Senior Management

Streamiline business submission over he web.

Pros

Proud to work here. Management supports you, if you are good they notice for the most part. You feel as if you really can move up the ladder. Good compensation package if you fight for it. Flexible schedule and easy time off. Support you when your family needs you. Very very very nice people. Feels secure. Beautiful women!

Cons

Complacent, slow moving, a little political. Management is sometimes missing from the scene.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote me, I'm awesome.

Pros

The benefits are nice and time off is fairly flexible (except for busy season). They value giving back to the community.

Cons

Difficult to move around to me, each department is like and isolated group of people. There have been many changes in leadership recently so it seems like we are all being shuffled around.

Advice to Senior Management

Please take time to remember all levels of your employees. Many times we are the very touchpoints to the clients and the community. The way you treat us, through listening to our feeback and incorporating it into your decisions will have a direct impact on the direction of the company.

Pros

benefits & corporate experience are the pros.

Cons

No growth. Promotes development, but doesn't recognize it.

Pros

Very sound company, conservative with products, strong desire to grow

Cons

Management continues to cut jobs even when economy was stabilizing. Lost a lot of great people, will take a long time to recover.

Advice to Senior Management

Use the Southwest Airlines approach of employee first, which leads to consumer happiness. Your quick to cut the workforce attitude has ruined employee morale.

Pros

If you are fortunate enough to work for an experienced manager, you can expect to be treated fairly. However, once you have been there a few years there look for new blood to abuse.

Cons

Low pay and no respect for employees who have been with the company for a few years. Also, managers are a puppet on a string and unable to make decisions for themselves.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire managers that know how to manage and care about their people.

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.

Pros

Nice people who try hard

Cons

Lack of lsenior leadership. Continual churn is disturbing.

Advice to Senior Management

Continuity helps

Pros

Good work life balance
Good career path

Cons

Not good pay and too much of processes

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage right people