GREAT company, GREAT money, BAD mid-level management... - Customer Service Counselor GEICO Employee Review

2.0
May 5, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

-Great money, considering little education is needed -Generally supportive supervisors (most I encountered were) -Recognition for hard work was shown, rarely missed -Great benefits & flexible schedules

Cons

-New company procedures as well as new insurance regulations would change, and who was the last to find out at times? Either the agent handling the issues on a daily basis, or the people who monitored your calls for quality assurance. If that seems a bit "off" to someone reading this, you're not alone in your thinking! -Mid level management was very disorganized, always being changed due to lack of performance within the given department, and also very two faced. I would hear managers in the service department actually smile and shake hands with an agent, then walk into their office and talk very harshly of the same agent - all within the same day at times. Are we in high school? -You can work at this company for years, be considered a "top performer" for the company, but if they want to get rid of you... they will. A great friend of mine was let go, all because their manager couldn't figure out a report correctly and he questioned things on the report (respectfully). After learning of what happened, and hearing that this person's own immediate supervisor was in disbelief over the ordeal - I quickly looked for a new job in the insurance business and left a few months later before I, too, could be fired for any given reason.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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
Jun 26, 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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