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Liberty Mutual Insurance

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Good place to start, bad place to stay - Customer Service Representative Liberty Mutual Insurance Employee Review

2.0
Sep 26, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Above average starting pay and benefit package, excellent training and licensing support, established fairly conservative company with honest business practices.

Cons

Micromanagement so extreme that even bathroom breaks are timed and limited to an average of 3 minutes per day. Idiotic boosterism and 'pep' activities that include stupid costumes, and penalties for not participating. Everything is about performance 'stats'. Reps are expected to solve customer complaints on the spot, but if you do that, your stats (and raises and reviews) suffer greatly--so it's a double message. Two year 'up or out' policy for entry level CSRs even though very few 'up' positions exist to move into, so lots of reps stuck at the bottom and encouraged to get out. The corporate culture of this place is very idiosyncratic and extremely conservative. If you 'fit' then Liberty may be your dream job. If you don't, it will be hell on earth. Most new reps fall into the second category but make just enough money that it's almost impossible to leave since the area is economically depressed and few other jobs are available locally.

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Cons

Started my career at Liberty Mutual as a Workers' Compensation intern. In the beginning, everything was going well. The workload was demanding, but I genuinely enjoyed the job and the work I was doing. One year later, I got promoted to claim adjuster. Things changed after my manager was seriously injured in a car accident. The department director took over managing our team, and the work environment became completely different. She was extremely rude and practiced excessive micromanagement. She expected me not to take any PTO if my work wasn't completely finished, even when I needed time off because my grandmother had suddenly passed away. The constant pressure and lack of empathy took a serious toll on my mental health. I developed depression during that time and eventually had to seek help from a psychologist. In the end, I decided to leave Liberty Mutual. It was one of the best decisions I made for my well-being, and I would not consider returning to the company.

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