AXA Partners Employee Reviews about "senior management"

Pros

Good people, fair pay, fair benefits all in a market leading organisation. The development opportunities are fairly good, too.

Cons

Senior management can avoid taking decisions which is I think a product of AXA's byzantine management structure which can also make projects and change management very difficult.

Pros

I joined AXA Assistance a few years ago. All the people working here a genuinely nice, open and helpful. Great benefits.

Cons

Horrible CEO who rules through fear and intimidation. He has zero respect for any of the employees. HR expects you to figure things out for yourself. HR does not help with questions, they have a lot error on payment Top roles aren't clearly defined with nosy managers trying to influence outcomes that are not their responsibility. All of senior management could use a business leadership 101 refresher course. Company layoff 40 people that been working for 8 or more years to transfer position to office in Chicago and hire and train new people earning the same money than the one they just fire. They are transfer position to India and layoff people in the US

Pros

International and diverse environment. Great, hard working colleagues. Interesting business and you can learn a lot if you put in the effort (i.e. no one will guide you).

Cons

Everyone is two steps behind. Do more with less is literally a mantra. HR expects you to figure things out for yourself. Top roles aren't clearly defined with nosy managers trying to influence outcomes that are not their responsibility. All of senior management could use a business leadership 101 refresher course.

Pros

Benefits. Vacations and bank holidays. Competence of my collegues Moslty friendly environment.

Cons

Highly political. There's too much people for a business being under competitive pressure. Management positions are up to the brim with senior management because they have been around for many years and not precisely by their performance or fit to the requirements of the position. Being french and coming from the right university is a huge career push.

Pros

The people are wonderful overall. Benefits are great.

Cons

Expect to work long hours, definitely understaffed. New CEO is not in touch with employees at all. He is a micromanager and doesn't listen at all. If you want to know how NOT to run a company, look at him. Senior management, for the most part, will not stand up to what is right if you disagree with the CEO. He has no self awareness.

Pros

One of the best things about working here is that you start with four weeks of paid time off. You get an extra day when you've been employed certain lengths of time (I think 1, 3, and 5 years). Benefits include health (with prescription), dental, and vision. If it's just you, it costs about $40 a month. One of the reasons I've been with the company so long is because good people work here. You get to know and like the people you work with on a personal level. That can be a problem at times (see cons), but overall you can build lasting friendships. If you're new to the city, it's great.

Cons

I could go on for a bit, but I want to touch on the four main cons. The first are the staffing issues. Most people I speak to complain about the work load. An issue with workload comes down to not enough staff, hence my complaint about staffing issue. They tend to staff appropriately for a slow day. That means that even on an average day you feel overwhelmed. Some people will attribute this to a tremendous amount of growth over the last two years. They'll say that the company is trying to find the right level. I've been there for over 5 years and gone through several different growths; it's the norm. Next is decision making. At times, senior management can't seem to make a decision. When they finally do, it's a hasty decision that's made without consulting people who deal/will deal with the service every day. They've spent tens of thousands of dollars changing to systems that don't meet the company's needs. Then they invest tens of thousands of dollars more to make it work. Their ability to plan is poor. When they execute a plan, they continually fall short. The people they publicly say are "overall accountable" for things that fail are then promoted. Working with people can be worse than going to the dentist. People are incredibly stubborn and close minded about doing something a new way. Many meetings include someone saying, "Well we've never done it that way before." and everyone accepts that. You may build friendships with people and love hanging out with them, but hate doing anything work related with them. If you have difficulty separating work from your personal life, this will be a challenge Finally, we come to communication. It doesn't happen. They're working on it, but they've been working on it for several years now. It has improved, but nominally.