Zurich Financial Services Reviews
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Sep 10, 2009
2009-09-10 04:31 PDT
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Pros
Great benefits and salary, excellent work life balance, honest desire to make the place better
Cons
Most decisions are made either through a committee or through one or two key execs. Thus, things move very, very slowly
Lots of management layers, too many politics
A constant "hurry up and wait" approach...everything is an emergency yet no dates/budgets are metAdvice to Senior Management
Things like Agile, SCRUM, or Lean will always escape Zurich as long as the current organizational structure remains. Remove some of the layers and distribute decision making authority more.
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Head of RI in Zurich (Switzerland):
“Quantiative modelling and structuring in the corporate space”
Aug 14, 2009
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Anonymous in Schaumburg, IL:
“"boring, slow moving, and completely unchallenging"”
Jun 12, 2009
1 comment
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Anonymous in Chicago, IL:
“Careful Swiss company”
May 17, 2009
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Senior Staff, Corporate Center in Zurich (Switzerland):
“Comfortable but stodgy company, good if you like powerpoint.”
Jan 23, 2009
1 found helpful
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Anonymous in Schaumburg, IL:
“Zurich is a decent place to work as long as you are not interested in doing decent work.”
Dec 16, 2008
2 comments
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Senior Underwriter in London, England (United Kingdom):
“A great place to work with strong leadership”
Nov 4, 2008
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Team Leader:
“Great advancement but adequate compensation...”
Oct 22, 2008
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Underwriter in Chicago, IL:
“A good place to strike a healthy work-life balance.”
Oct 16, 2008
1 found helpful | 1 comment
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Management Team Member in Moscow (Russia):
“Chellenging projects but local management practices not aligned with Swiss shareholders”
Sep 27, 2008
1 found helpful
