Pay is low. People are leaving (all positions) and getting 20-35% better salary for less work.
Old boys club.
Culture built around outward facing, mostly white male marketing representatives, with a very specific look (Think Madmen). It’s very problematic when you consider they have the most influence in the company.
Lots of nepotism.
Questionable practices by marketing held up as not only acceptable but also encouraged.
Marketing/Underwriting is supposed to function as push/pull, but marketing typically gets the edge. Underwriting position more likely to be female and/or minority. Without saying too much it’s a hodgepodge of disparate treatment/impact, but I guess they feel comfortable because of forced arbitration.
Account Associates are stuck in the middle. High stress job for low pay=high turnover and knowledge gaps.
Culture of blame.
Micro aggressions, insults, invalidations abound.
DE&I efforts mostly performative.
DE&I campaigns are many times tone deaf. ex.