Shiny on the outside, toxic on the inside - Anonymous employee Swiss Re Employee Review

1.0
15 July 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good colleagues - Great cafeteria - Nice office environment

Cons

Very toxic management and work environment indifferent to the team members performance, career progression and mental health, coupled with an incompetent HR. It saddens me to see that Swiss Re is now a former shadow of itself when it comes to being an "employer of choice" acting with "integrity". There is little room for growth with little guidance at a team level as to what "success" means. The medium-level management only follows direction from top management, without any input or feedback from their teams. No transparency from management. The compensation levels are also not at par with the rest. And many of the perks previously available (Savings Account, affordable mortgage at preferential rates, stock options, etc) have been eliminated. Such factors force many to leave the company.

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Cons

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We’re glad the culture and supportive colleagues have been meaningful in your experience. We know large organisations can sometimes feel complex, and we're constantly working to simplify decision making where possible. Thank you for your review.
2.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
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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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