Old Republic Title Reviews

Pros

BIg company with health benefits and 401k.

Cons

Unprofessional climate in my office.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay closer attention to the smaller regional offices.

Pros

Benefit package. There were some great people that worked for Old Republic Title and I was proud to have been associated with them in that regard.

Cons

Short staffed and expected to work OT and not have a personal life. Employees need more training. Attempts are made for training but there is no follow up.

Advice to Senior Management

Need better trained managers that communicate with their employees instead of having to walk on eggshells around certain individuals for fear of their wrath. Paranoia runs rampant in some departments and there is power struggles amongst employees. Departments need better training of their employees instead of throwing them to the wolves. It's sink or swim. There is a fair share of bullying starting with upper management and with employees. It can be a gang mentality. Enlightenment needs to be brought to this subject. There should be zero tolerance for workplace bullying.

Pros

Respected as a person/employee
Honesty of superiors

Cons

Lack of career advancement/opportunities
Education level of coworkers

Pros

Freedom, leadership, strong financially, great marketing and customer service dept.

Cons

Internal competition, escrow department, title officers

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what your doing

Pros

The pay was ordeal but the benefits were excellent .

Cons

Management has no time as well as payroll to make a training or a development position. In which new team members are left stranded and confused as well as the old team members to finish their work and train. To many Chiefs, not enough Indians.

Advice to Senior Management

Be open with Diversity and slow down to take questions your staff may have. It is amazing how far a company can go when everyone works as a team.

Pros

I believe the best part of working with Old Republic Title is they push for team work and build a family environment. Their benefits package is competitive with other companies.

Cons

Upper management does not promote within the company when they should. Also, there is a problem with the working environment being angry and unappreciated. It has turned employee against employee. Instead of dealing with the problem head on, management fuels it by joining in on gossip.

Advice to Senior Management

My advice to Management would be to spend more time on the floor. Get a grip on how people are really feeling but try not to engage in hurtful gossip. Try to encourage healthy relationships and set standards by modeling a good example.

Pros

Family-oriented friendly atmosphere. Working as a team was strongly encouraged.

Cons

Managers need to be out of their offices and on the floor more often, actually observing the workflow.

Advice to Senior Management

If you make yourself more present, you not only will be aware of employee concerns, but you can stop them before they occur.

Pros

Flexible schedule. Easy going. Interesting work.

Cons

no communication from management...lay offs left and right..60 people were just let go last week with no warning at all. Most jobs are being handled in California now. (For Old Republic Default)

Advice to Senior Management

Keep your good employees. Be more forthcoming with information. HIRE TEMPS AFTER 90 DAYS like you say you will do!

Pros

Managers are very friendly to employees.

Cons

Bad approach to managing and planning for changes in industry and workload. When there is a lot of business, too much work (unbearable) is dumped on employees. When employees are overloaded with work, too many mistakes are made and money is lost. When business is slow, too many employees are laid-off. Managers should plan better.

Advice to Senior Management

Create better, more flexible options for managing changes in industry employee workload.

Pros

The culture, very family oriented and everyone is like a family

Cons

The organization and marketing support is not enough compared to our competitors

Advice to Senior Management

We need to be more on top of our game in terms of new and improve products and services that really help clients