Brutal takedown of employees with high Performance Appraisals - Senior Software Engineer GEICO Employee Review

2.0
19 Oct 2022
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Pros

Used to be, Geico was loyal to employees who worked hard. Even when technology changed, they would retrain you - not anymore!

Cons

Associates who had high PA's were let go - no rhyme or reason, particularly the business analysts. They have expanded upper management (VP's and Directors) hiring them from outside the company (Capital One) when there were qualified individuals form within. The former culture is gone.

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5.0
8 June 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

GEICO is one of the largest employers in my smaller town, so I've heard all the good, the bad, and the ugly. What a pleasant surprise it's been working here! There is so much intentional change to create a great employee experience and get the right team leaders in place. Highly recommend not putting too much weight into older negative comments if you're thinking about applying. I've been very happy with my salary, the benefits/time off, culture, and leadership (both locally and senior leaders). I feel like there's a lot of room to continue to grow my career here and I see the same opportunities for others.

Cons

Really nothing major that I can think of!

2.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting problems to work on. Good benefits. Decent pay.

Cons

Managers will gaslight you and upper leadership is constantly changing, so expect projects you're working on to be thrown out every 6 months. Many people burn out and quit after some time and are never back filled, so you'll be expected to take on their workload. Some of my colleagues were working 80 hour work weeks to keep up with the work load and yet told they were not performing well enough. There also wasn't much diversity.

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