Progressive Corporation Reviews

Pros

The company is rather stable.

Cons

Often times it feels like they are Institutional.

Advice to Senior Management

Innovate at everything

Pros

Work life balance
Flexible work environment
room to grow
Professional and good HR Dept

Cons

Salary increases are poor
Employees underpaid compared to market
IT shops only in northern states
Some Senior Business Leaders should be changed

Advice to Senior Management

Provide better salaries increases, now that company is doing well. I would hate to see more good people leave.

Pros

-Good community of people in local offices.
-Flexible with time off/schedule modifications for furthering education or family obligations.
-Good training so that you are ready to hit the ground running.

Cons

-Though career advancement is always talked about, including in the interview "sell" of the company, there are very few entry-level management positions available. There are ways to move laterally by learning different skills, but unless you have management experience, you might be a claims rep for a while.

Advice to Senior Management

-Go back to the basics and learn about handling claims again. Some of you are too far removed to remember how things work and when changes are made, they sometimes reflect badly in the eyes of the customer.

Pros

Field Adjusters have the ability to start and end at home. cost of benefits are not too costly, and the pay is average. They are getting better with diversity.

Cons

Excessively micromanaged as if you have not been doing the job but 1 week even after doing it for years. Management is promoted because of friendship and college attended, instead of competency. The company is flat when it comes to promotional opportunities. I was told it is not going to grow for years to come, unless you want to move to FL or TX, no opportunity

Advice to Senior Management

Transparency is key! Its better to tell employees straight up about what is happening with the company instead of shielding and hiding the truth.

Pros

Talented co-workers, nice facilities and amenities.

Cons

The company has lost it's personality with it's increase in size

Advice to Senior Management

Allow more freedom in making decisions

Pros

Good pay, plenty of oppurtunities to learn new skills and move up.

Cons

Management expects a lot and can be utterly brutal when it isn't provided by employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Realistic expectations of employees would be # 1.

Pros

good benefits, fair pay, friendly co-workers, nice work space, close to free way in business area of Rancho Cordova nice

Cons

poor management communication, management is very distant and closed off, regulations constantly change and is very hard to keep up with.

Advice to Senior Management

communicate with employees and be more responsive of employees questions and pleas for training. Management waits for issues with employees to pile up before letting the person know

Pros

Great employees who were willing to stop what they're doing to show you how to do something
Benefits were good
Pay was okay

Cons

Too much work, not enough reps-overworked and under paid compared to the industry standard
More national opportunities needed for career advancement
They're not paperless

Advice to Senior Management

welcome new ideas
care about your employees and they will be more than willing to go above and beyond for the company
become more active in the community

Pros

The Sky is the limit for people who are motivated & driven with good work ethics.
One of the biggest corporations in Cleveland which provides glass house opportunities to those who develop promotable skill sets.
Great campus atmosphere with plenty of benefits which help promote a good work/life balance.

Cons

Highly political within Management which requres one to wisely pick and choose their battles.
Can require large sacrifices in long hours and weekends to produce qualtiy results needed to achieve promotion.
Need to eliminate perceptions of PGR as "The Farm".

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to give people their shot through opportunity. Sr/Middle Managment needs to better develop their managers by encouraging and perhaps incenting them to continue education.

Pros

great co-workers
solid pay and benefits
ETB - when you can use it that is...

Cons

management more concerned with numbers than people.
no respect from shops.
old equipment

Advice to Senior Management

take care of your employees and they will take care of the company. allow your reps to make decisions...let them do what you trained them to do and let audit speak for itself.