Sentry Insurance Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Very good company for an insurance agent with mid-level experience but not a great company for a person who wants to continually grow."

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"Many company benefits(company car and cell phone) and freedom to work as if it was my own business while still having a company behind me."

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

"Be sure you will be able to handle working from a home office...much easier said than done."

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

"The products I was selling to clients could have been more comprehensive. There was a division between the many departments which made it difficult to get things accomplished in a timely manner."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work on better synergy between the departments."

"I like working for Sentry but I don't see the advancement I'm looking for."

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"The flexibility of working when I need. I Have 3 small kids and need to stay home with them on occasion. I average 50 plus hours a week working for Sentry which I don't mind because I love what I do but I normally can't work a 9 to 5 sitting at my desk. Working from my desk and from home is desired."

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

"Sentry is a great company and if I was looking for a play to just sit and do the same thing over and over again with the standard raise and advancement Sentry would be a great place to stay."

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

"I have no input into the design of the environment. I also see no advancement opportunities. Unix / Linux is also considered a secondary OS at Sentry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More R&D."

"dog product lines"

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"able to work on your own and out of your home"

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

"being treated like a 5th grader"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"stop being so conservative and controlling"

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"My positioned allowed me to meet with business owners and explore what makes their business successful"

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

"Be young and single with no social life."

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

"The wait time for quotes to come back from underwriting moved at a glacial pace."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Supportive and quality one on ones. Lead by example. True empathy."

"I was there on consulting gig. Great people."

"Accurate"

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"Compensation based on performance and independence of outside sales"

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

"Be yourself. Good place to learn the industry, not sure it is a good long term deal."

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

"Shift in management philosophy resulted in micro management nightmare that drove down sales and compensation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Build sales around sales, compensation and recognition....not needless activity mandates."

"Not a career option, just a paycheck."

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"If you drank the company Kool-aid, told them what they wanted to hear and met minimum production requirements you had a pretty cushy gig. Company car, gas, excellent 401k match. Medical plan is HORRIBLE, dental is iffy. It you need a job for a year or so, this is a good place to hang while you get your head on straight."

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

"Tell them how much you love metal working and metal working machinery. How well you know you know how to prospect and can talk shop or relate with blue color machine worker types. Also that you can get past gate keepers and do have the ability to speak with a more sophisticated owner."

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

"Busy work, people at the home office trying to justify their jobs. Super high turn over rate. Old school way of doing business. Not competetive on almost anything. Most current employees are disgruntled or looking for greener pastures. Very limited market to sell too, bothering the same people for quotes year after year. Everyone cheats on quotes. Very activity vs sales driven culture."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get realistic about the current state of the insurance business. Need some competitive products and competent upper management."

"Awful, do not care about the employee and never give opportunity to advance"

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"Nothing"

"This was a home office position so the work/family balance could not be better."

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"Since it was a work at home position I was able to set my own schedule. I could work as early and as late as needed and organize my office as seen fit. They offered very good property and casualty products."

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

"Be sure that you are an individual that can work from a home office. It is a lot harder than it sounds."

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

"There was a disconnect between the agents and the underwriters. Felt like I was working as part of a team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Build a bridge between the departments so that there is better communication."

"Great learning.."

What do you like about working at Sentry Insurance?

"Traveling variety"

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

"Workload was over-whelming"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire more consultants."