Truly a Great Place to Work - Anonymous employee Guidewire Employee Review

5.0
Jan 13, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This is a company that is positioned for greatness with a huge opportunity to continue to build on its position as the market leader in it's sector. Its not your typical software company (and I've worked in tech for a long time) but it really does live to it's values - led by our founder/CEO who is one of the most humble and thoughtful people that I have met. Its truly collegial. Work life balance is good.

Cons

Everyone is so helpful and wants to have a voice and sometimes collegiality can slow down decision making. London office is sometimes very quiet and lacking the buzz of other tech companies.

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Internal education and freedom to learn about the industry

Cons

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Cons

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