Nationwide Insurance Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"The company does seem to be taking a few steps back in time and does not seem to have the innovative energy it once did. Growth is strictly through acquisitions rather then organic development. This company is a great place to begin your career but salary and advancement opportunities are limited. I recommend spending a few years to get the necessary experience and then moving to another company for better compensation and development opportunities."

"This is one of the nation's largest insurance companies. It's difficult to say if this is the right company for you or not, as every person's situation is unique. Company-wide, this is a very strong, stable company that even in times of recessions, still manages to stay fiscally strong."

What do you like about working at Nationwide Insurance?

"Great pay, great benefits, possible advancement with relocation, assisting customers and co-workers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Learn your job and become excellent at it fast; stay in the spotlight, looking for opportunities to market yourself."

What don't you like about working at Nationwide Insurance?

"Outdated technology; opportunities for advancement seem to be given to those who are interactive with supervisors, not necessarily those capable of the job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find opportunities to increase and update the technology used by associates."

"I worked at Nationwide from 2006 until 2012, in various roles. During the early years, while developing my career, I looked forward to moving up in the company hierarchy. As my career progressed, the more I interacted with mid- and senior- level executives, I found myself very discouraged. I ultimately left because I did not want to grow up to become what I found there."

"Worked at Nationwide Insurance for close to a year as a Claims Specialist. This position was extremely overwhelming from the sheer amount of claims that you would encounter daily. It didn't help that you would have to sometimes work during national holidays and even weekends."

What do you like about working at Nationwide Insurance?

"Work life balance. Job security. Growing department. Great people to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Certain areas are geographically isolated. Don't expect to do marketing outside of Columbus. Same goes for nearly any leadership level above director."

What don't you like about working at Nationwide Insurance?

"Leaders are promoted based on experience, not vision or qualifications. Lack of middle manager strategic discipline."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Product differentiation. Something no one would/could copy until we it was too late to catch up."

"I have worked with Nationwide for 10 years. I have held 3 different roles in that time."

"I felt like I was living in the movie 'office space'. In 2013!!!"

"Horrible employment experience at Nationwide."

"Under the radar downsizing occurring weekly. Cutting back on all benefits."

"It's a great place to work. But only if have grown in the company. People are not very open to the idea of new people."

What do you like about working at Nationwide Insurance?

"I liked the flexibility of working from home on occasions, and time off."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't take a job here unless you want to stuck in a dead end job"

What don't you like about working at Nationwide Insurance?

"Management was lacking direction, unreasonable and awful. They made the last year of work very difficult with unnecessary changes. There was no consistency in management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Ask the people doing the work how to make things better, internal customer service."