Awful Place to Work - Avoid! - Sales/Marketing Guidewire Employee Review

1.0
Sep 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some nice people, good spot if you are looking for an insurance-company culture. Convenient if you live in Foster City or San Mateo.

Cons

They like to say that the company is experiencing "growing pains", but in reality they have fostered a culture of elitism, inertia (consensus-driven decisions, which are horrible for the business) and many very insecure employees/managers with lower-than-average skills. Anything innovative is considered threatening and any employee who strives to deliver above mediocre is quickly ushered out the door. Nothing of their published values are practiced here. There is a good reason why this company is always hiring...

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Cons

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Cons

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