Reinsurance Group of America Reviews

Cons

No benefits for interns at all

Cons

Work load, lots of layers of management

Cons

IT is relatively small for a company it's size. The technology investments have a way to go. A lot of manual work done. Training programs for IT is almost non existent. Lots of new challenges to the business model in the future.

Cons

- Old boys club. Lack of diversity. Apart from Anna, few women in positions of influence. No people of color in any leadership position in the US business.
- Insular and very traditional in outlook. People who get promoted are internally focused on pleasing their bosses rather than trying to build growth.
- if you aren’t an actuary don’t bother thinking you will have any future or have you opinion matter.

Cons

With growth comes challenges to stay on top of workload. Seems some people over stretched, while others aren't.

Cons

- There is little opportunity to move up in the company.
- It moves glacially slow in most decisions.
- Accountability is lacking, and HR doesn't seem to care about fixing problems. Too many people in upper level management who should not be in those positions; they have outdated ideas, latch onto concepts without really understanding how anything works, and cannot inspire their teams to be the best. There are many in mid-level who are just trying to cater to the boss, not bringing any new ideas to the table and adding to the disfunction.
- Leadership does not look at the the departments holistically, how they function and how to improve them. "Collaboration" is just a buzzword -- each department does its own thing, not utilizing the skills of other groups.
- It is pretty much an old white guys' place. As much as RGA tries to publicize the great women in leaderships roles and Anna Manning is the CEO, its still pretty pale and male at the top levels.

Cons

Middle and lower management is driving IT security strategy. Doing anything for security is a fight for resources from management.

The company runs very lean. There may not be very many opportunities for advancement.

Cons

-- Management -- all levels - are not held accountable whatsoever. Decisions based on quid pro quo and management do not listen to the very people they hired to provide subject matter expertise. If you speak up in the best interests of the company, but which may force a department or management to be held accountable for those decisions, you get retaliated against and "put in your place" and get cut off at the knees from being successful.

-- No privacy. Open concept and all cubicles, even for confidential positions. Management forces you to take all calls from conference rooms rather than at your desk because of sound which reduces productivity having to hop around and try to find available conference rooms all the time.

-- No career advancement prospects. They hire you for a position and that's the position you'll remain in regardless if you perform far beyond the level and show interest in advancing and gaining additional skills. No true succession planning from the bottom up.

-- Company doesn't walk the talk. They talk about having an open door policy, that they're committed to employee growth and development, fostering a good work environment, and gender equality. But their actions on a day-to-day basis do not support this. HR is terrible and has little skill in managing people.

-- Incredible lack of diversity and flagrant "boys club" mentality throughout many departments. Management say they respect the opinion and advice from females, but in practice it is quite the opposite. It's common for most decisions to be made excluding women from the conversation (even where they have the most relevant information and perspective to provide on the issue being decided) and resulting in yet another closed door decision by white males over the age of 50.

-- Incompetent managers holding positions for which they have zero qualifications, zero aptitude and experience. Breeds insecurity and in turn, makes them horrible managers and leaders who do not support their reports.

-- Inexistent leadership. No one is willing to do anything that might mean standing up for what is right or their reports. Managers are 100% focused on themselves.

Cons

Small, flat organization; difficult to move up.

Cons

It's a flat organization, at least in Minneapolis, so it's not a place to come work if your goal is to work your way up the corporate ladder.