Pros
Genuinely good co-workers, but this will change as the company is rapidly losing anyone that is any good.
Cons
The culture here just sucks. I used to think that the company genuinely cared about the employees, but that has changed. You can just forget the pre-pandemic reviews. Clearly most of the recent ones are all negative. We have lost a large number of people in a VERY short amount of time. It is largely due to the company ending WFH flexibility, and they will lose more after YE bonuses are paid. I don't think the company understands how the labor market works. You can't take benefits away from employees just as there has been an explosion in job openings and many competitors are offering WFH as a full time option. For once employees have the power, and the company just doesn't care or doesn't get it. You lose your best people first because they have the most power in the job market. What you are left with are the underperformers, and this will prove to be a pivotal moment in Amica's history if they do not quickly change course on this policy. It does not seem likely that they are going to. Management has recently hosted discussions and basically said "well, everyone is losing talent not just us". Literally by definition that is not true. If we are losing talent someone else is gaining it. Also, what kind of attitude is that? Is that indicative of great culture? The other response was that "we only want people here that want to be here and value our culture". Take a look around, no one cares about the culture, it isn't a differentiator. Further, culture isn't something that requires four walls, it is woven into the fabric of the organization. Do you think it is good for the culture to force employees back into the office and take away work-life balance? Is that good for engagement? How do you think that will affect interactions with our customers? Will our service levels suffer? And let me tell you about the real Amica culture. Its a highly bureaucratic organization in which promotions are given out based on how warm your seat is, not how much value you create. The company is extremely resistant to change and we are bleeding policies in addition to employees. Just all around Amica is in decline, and it starts with the broken culture. It's disappointing because it doesn't have to be this way. It's poor management.
