Aviva Reviews

Pros

Great culture and work environment

Cons

investments are cut and dry in terms of deal flow and analysis

Pros

There was a lot of young people

Cons

have to live in Iowa

Pros

Nice work environment; good culture.

Cons

Like any job, long hours.

Pros

Great corporate direction and earnings

Cons

Globally limited by EU regulations

Pros

Innovative work environment, good employee engagement practices, competitive wages

Cons

Financial services industry is not terribly compassionate -- Aviva selected one family each year to whom to extend corporate compassion, but largely see people as accounts

Advice to Management

Stay focused on producing financial results

Pros

A great company to work for. My work was appreciated by upper management and my co-workers were very great people to work with.

Cons

Usual politics but the benefits and perks outweigh these.

Pros

Autonomy. Ability to work with various technologies. Education and development opportunities widely available. Good atmosphere with co-workers. Fair severance.

Cons

Like anywhere there are tough times and emergencies. Just do your best to manage through them. Like anywhere, directives can come from the top that adversely impact you regardless of personal performance.

Advice to Management

Obviously the merger was a big change. In retrospect, it does not look like it was a wise decision by senior management. However, that probably should have been seen on the front end.

Pros

Culture and environment were committed to greatness

Cons

Athene purchased and dumped outstanding talent

Advice to Management

All companies are run by people and you forgot that when $$$ over people