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      Aviva

      Engaged Employer

      Aviva reviews

      3.9

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (2,559 total reviews)
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      Amanda Blanc

      85% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      Aviva has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,559 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aviva 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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      3K reviews
      1.0
      Feb 2, 2012

      As reactive a company as can possibly exist

      Underwriter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Holiday package and flexible working options - good. Development opportunities numerous in volume (but see Cons) (Leased) office building was pleasant enough

      Cons

      Management are uninspiring (or downright incompetent) Salary and bonus are atrocious - well under market rate and have no bearing on performance of the unit, or indeed the company (hence the pay-rise "pot" remaining at 2% for the last three years, despite company profit increasing YOY) Aviva is defined by knee-jerk reactions. Nothing is thought through, so staff are forced to change focus from one minute to the next, be it on administrating X, or preventing Y. Nothing is ever maintained or followed-through to completion.

      1.0
      Jan 16, 2012

      Cronyism rife

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay and quite a good HR team at the top. They really do care for customers and all the issues facing customers. They have tied the promises they make to customers to the ones they make to employees, so things like 360-degree reviews are in place. Teams genuinely try to cross-pollinate and work together on shared problems and share the celebrations when they are due.

      Cons

      Cronyism nullifies a lot of the benefits - if you have a terrible manager, you have little chance of going anywhere except out the door. Simply awful attitudes to men and women with young children - think hard before taking maternity or paternity leave at all, else you may find yourself replaced. The permissions culture invades everything - novel solutions to tricky problems will not be implemented or considered. Committies make decisions in ways that cater to political and self-serving interests, not interests that benefit teams, products or employees.

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