Great place to start a career - Systems Developer Federated Insurance Employee Review

5.0
Feb 21, 2020
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Pros

In my experience, you're given the opportunity to drive how you want your career to look- coding, networking, security, analysis, management, or otherwise. Biweekly and quarterly 1-on-1s with your manager allow you an easy avenue to discuss your goals. Overall, there is great work/life balance; great benefits; smart, friendly teammates; and interesting projects/opportunities (depending on the team). They are starting to modernize things as well, headed by a competent architecture team and a dedicated CIO. There is an on-site gym, cafeteria, and 'agile' work-spaces being phased in this year. HR routinely examines pay scales and adjusts them to be similar to market expectations (as they're trying to compete with the Twin Cities). Federated takes responsibility in the community of Owatonna as well, recently helping finance the construction of a new high school.

Cons

Some technology processes are older, as to be expected with a company in financial services. The headquarters is in a smaller community so there are few local opportunities for entertainment as a single person in your 20s. There are no official telecommuting options, but managers are flexible in bad-weather scenarios. Certain team placements (happens after the training phase) have a lower retention rate than others, as not all teams focus on 'coding' like an applicant may expect.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Hands down, the best employment culture of any company I’ve worked for in my 25+ years practicing law. Federated is a true rarity - a company that genuinely lives its corporate values every day, in decisions both large and small. Leadership listens to employees with curiosity and a willingness to improve, not defensiveness or indifference. There’s a common refrain that if a company takes care of its employees, those employees will, in turn, take care of customers. I’ve never seen that philosophy embraced or executed as successfully as it is at Federated. Success is recognized and rewarded, teamwork - or “interdependence,” as we call it - is the norm, and challenges or setbacks are treated as opportunities for constructive feedback and growth. And that’s before even mentioning the outstanding compensation and benefits. I recommend Federated wholeheartedly and without reservation to friends and family.

Cons

Business formal dress code for more senior positions may be a bit antiquated.

1.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Pension and cheap health insurance

Cons

Working with the entitled MRs, micromanagement, high work stress, no flexibility for WFH

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