AIG reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(7,533 total reviews)

Peter Zaffino

71% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

AIG has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 7,533 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AIG employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Assurance industry (3.6 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Sep 28, 2016
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Pros

None that I can think of.

Cons

Make no mistake about it: this is the WORST place to work in internal audit in New York City. If you don’t believe me, just ask around and you’ll confirm this. The pay is low, the hours are horrible and the work environment is not pleasant. One of their many tricks is to offer large bonuses- based on performance, of course. You won’t get your review/bonus until the very end of March the following year, so they can squeeze three more months out of you before giving your review. You will receive nothing in writing until your year-end, and any mid-year reviews will strangely just be you and your manager (no witnesses). When I requested to receive my mid-year in writing, my director lied right to my face and he would and never did, and never had any intention of doing so. Later he tried lying about the fact that a certain percentage of people had to get low reviews, but he didn’t realize I’d already seen the email from the CEO confirming this. Basically they’ll lie right to your face, over and over, and have no problem with it as long as it furthers their ends. The turnover in internal audit has to be over 40% per year. People get discouraged and quit all the time. I’d say the average person lasts about 12-18 months and they burn out. Cycle, rinse, repeat. Of course, they spend a lot of time at recruiting events, and this should tell you something. If they are so great to work for, why do they need recruiters? They should have let this company go under in 2008.

5.0
Jun 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Overall, my experience at AIG has been extremely positive. It's difficult for me to pinpoint one particular example that made my experience so favorable, so here are a few that stood out to me over the past few years: 1. The ability and opportunity to work on highly-visual, enterprise-level projects that directly affect the organization 2. The continual support of upper-management not just with supporting new project initiatives but the desire to innovate across the company 3. Personal skill-set development and career growth. My manager cares about my growth as an employee at the company. Giving my constructive feedback on a regular basis and providing me with tools and training to build my skill-set. 4. A true team and collaborative environment. I've had the ability to work across multiple global departments to really understand the business and learn from my colleagues.

Cons

I wouldn't describe this as a "con" per say, but rather an area of opportunity for AIG: it would be great to have an official employee recognition program to help acknowledge company-wide, the "all-star" employees we have at AIG.

2.0
Mar 23, 2016

Shell of a former titan

Recommend
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Pros

Not much left in the company to list as pro. Im really struggling to come up with 20 words. I guess they are still global. Oh they have outstanding well respected leaders like John Doyle...oh wait..they just kicked him out and he now runs Marsh - the leading distribution partner. That should work out well for AIG...NOT

Cons

Layoffs, Salary Reductions, Do more with less, zero opportunity for advancement from within. Total instability, endless reorganization, total lack of confidence in management.

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