Preferred Mutual Reviews

Pros

Benefits are good. Salary is ok

Cons

Drama filled, pore management, no recourse for bad work ethics or even good work ethic

Pros

Flex work schedule, competitive salaries, pension, generous vacation package, collaborative team environment and employee engagement events.

Cons

Geographic location, hierarchical organization, lack of remote opportunity in some business units.

Pros

Small company. Stable. Flexible. Pension

Cons

Without going into to much detail a recent decision in the claims dept has caused me to lose faith in upper management. The culture in my office has change completely and not in a good way.

Pros

None!! Stay away from this small company that makes poor decisions. You think you have support from management but if you speak up, it goes on deaf ears. It actually hurts you in the long run to share your opinion and ideas. Some of the Management staff is young and inexperienced. They have no clue what they are doing.

Cons

Location is in a rural area and far from any major city. People that work here only know this culture and company. They would be eaten up in the real world.

Pros

I left higher education looking for something new and inspiring. From employee engagement to knowing your ideas, regardless of title, are heard, investigated and, perhaps, implemented, the CEO makes it very evident that we get what we give. The company has a family first mentality, with flexibility in meeting the demanding ebb and flow of life outside of work.

Cons

Change is slow, but change does happen. This can have a temporary negative impact on many employees stuck in routine. We write policy in 4, very expensive states which has both negative and positive outcomes. However, our policies can be expensive, making it difficult to be competitive with local and even national competition. Technology tends to be slow to come around. We don't have an easy app for smart devices to pay bills, contact us, etc.

Pros

CEO is very personable. Some great folks work there.

Cons

Unprofessional relationships exist inside executive leadership. Unfortunately, being a smaller organization, people feel like there are no other options out there and stay employed with the mind set that "it is what it is" or " I expect the negative feedback I receive so I just roll with it". Constructive criticism towards improvement is always welcome. However, when the criticism becomes adult bullying, a line has been crossed. If a employee has a suggestion for improving a process, it is not considered helpful, it is looked upon as a threat. * Low team morale * Severe micro-managing * Confusing department standardization - If one employee is doing it one way, and deemed correct, another employee might follow the EXACT same process and be deemed not meeting expectations. * Remote work is not available in all departments - having to use a personal day to stay home when the county closes roads due to a snow storm is unacceptable.

Pros

Preferred is a great company that truly cares for its employees. This mindset starts with the CEO and senior executives and is evident regardless of the employees title. Business Services is a new group in the organization but, this group has so much potential and a great team of people working within it. There are so many opportunities for growth and development both within BSU and the company as a whole.

Cons

The rural location is sometimes overlooked by perspective employees but, don't let that scare you away!