Progressive Corporation Reviews

Pros

- great culture
- gain share
- facilities are best in class: fitness center, corporate art collection, health services
- strong values

Cons

- not a lot of growth opportunities for people in non-analytical jobs
- not a lot of time off
- pay is fair but often not competitive

Pros

Great compensation
Great if that job is the only thing you want to do
Benefits are ok

Cons

Training is subpar, all on the job
At times, high stress
no opportunity for growth

Advice to Senior Management

Keep your talent, and don't push away top performers!

Pros

Laid back, easy, paid training, end of year bonus based on company profit/performance

Cons

No real opportunities for advancement outside of Cleveland (unless you want to be a manager). It's a job not a career.

Advice to Senior Management

More input from those who are actually on the front lines. There were a lot of initiatives that you could tell some higher up who is completely out of touch came up with.

Pros

Benefits are the best part of the job.

Cons

it's all about the numbers now. low team morale.

Pros

Progressive is a great place to work, great atmosphere, friendly coworkers, supervisors who respect you as a person. I would highly recommend it as a great place to work.

Cons

I don't have very many cons. I worked for several years in a call center environment, and that got a little stressful at times with the volume and the metrics. However, the supervisors understand that, and try to do what they can to offset the workload.

Pros

Everyone says it is a great place to work, keep telling yourself that.

Cons

Claims Service Representatives are the middle people between the adjusters and the insured, since the adjuster is never available take a message and pass it on only.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't take your status so seriously. You were once on the phones and I know you can remember what it was like to be on the bottom of the totem pole.

Pros

The pay is comparable to the market

Cons

No consistency in management from one group to the next. In order to advance you need to be one of the favorites and male. Hard work and dedication do not come into play. They no longer care about the people. When I first started it was all about the employees. I enjoyed coming to work and giving 110%. That is no longer the case. I come in do what I'm told and leave. I no longer feel that I can express my opinion. I have lost many friends here due to down sizing or better opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

Open your eyes. There are many good people leaving. Some focus needs to be on your people not the numbers. After all if they are not happy your numbers won't be either.

Pros

Good work environment
Great work-life balance

Cons

Promotions are not timely
Salaries are below par
Lateral movement is practically impossible

Advice to Senior Management

Some Claim Directors need to improve their managerial skills and listen more to the employees
Promote more from within who are capable of handling and familiar with the operations

Pros

Stability, and happy go life

Cons

Career advancement not too much

Advice to Senior Management

lessen the amount of bureaucracy

Pros

Training is more than adequate
Plenty of opportunity for advancement
Fabulous benefits
Flexiblity with scheduling and time off
Forward thinking - many work from home and other flexible work arrangements available
This company walks the walk - Progressive acts on what it says are its Core Values

Cons

Most people start at the bottom of the ladder - you have to pay your dues, which may mean working a less than desirable shift, or tedious phone job to start.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what you're doing.