A better environment and culture for the future is needed - Anonymous employee Swiss Re Employee Review

2.0
16 Jul 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Dynamic and challenging environment, intellectually stimulating, opportunities to build and grow.

Cons

Culture and corporate ego, high performers rather than leaders and visionaries move forward. The company has a very fixed bureaucratic rather than a growth mindset, stuck in the past. When it comes to people and people strategy the talk does not match the actions and people are treated poorly. HR is the weak point of this company, being in the average/median does not make for a world class organisation - mediocre benefits / rewards and lack of true recognition prevail.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

The people you work with are amazing. The benefits are wonderful. I appreciate the bonus structure and the growth I've experienced with the organization.

Cons

Leadership's strategy and vision are severely lacking and self-serving. There's a lot of favoritism with the same people being included in decision-making without consideration for their ability to actually deliver results. In turn, the lower-level employees are left to clean up the disaster. I see that Swiss is on here making comments on employee reviews - hopefully they take note of how many people in the last 90 days said the same thing about the leadership strategy. We're not on glassdoor because we like reviewing our company - we're here looking for outside opportunities because of the way the company is currently operating. We're bleeding good talent because they no longer align with the corporate strategy.

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2.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility, European Benefits, Retirement Match

Cons

Zero career growth, continual 'do more with less', currently covering 3 roles

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