Swiss Re HR Leaders are politically savvy with no empathy at all - Human Resources Consultant Swiss Re Employee Review

3.0
May 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

SR pays well with good benefits, if you could be an obedient person to your manager then you will receive support and good learning and development opportunities. Good marketing effort, loud company value advocate, good communication material (sometimes overflown and overwhelmed). A few good leaders

Cons

Senior management sucks, they all carry their own personal agenda to exist. Political bombs and games every where, they talk but don't expect them to walk. Only a few cares about their people and they will only talk silently and lost their voice over time. Super complex and matrix so there are chances that people an work around silos and still make a good and elegant living. Senior management are managers but not leaders, so they control, dictate with no empowerment. If you like to conform then it's the company that you shall consider.

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5.0
Feb 7, 2026
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Pros

They invest in their employees. good culture.

Cons

Things move slowly through upper mgmt

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Swiss Re Response
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It’s great to hear that the supportive environment and people‑focused culture resonated with you during your time at Swiss Re. We recognize that larger organizations can naturally move a bit slower, we’re continually working to make processes smoother for our employees. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
2.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. 12% 401k match 2. Amazing co workers in the trenches but this is rapidly changing as people look for the exits.

Cons

1. Management - the new management team has a maximum personal bonus / profit only mindset. Cost cutting reigns. 2. Constant layoffs. No job is safe. 3. Company has offshored many jobs to India and is in a race to move key underwritering, engineering, claims functions to India as well. Overall, it feels more like a private equity gut job than a publicly traded company.

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