Pros
- Good pay. - Good benefits. - Some of the people are really nice. - Having the company's name on your resume can help open doors within the industry.
Cons
Everything else. You'll see a lot of great reviews from first year employees, and there's a reason for that. Travelers has an unspoken "up or out" policy. I've been told this by VERY reliable sources. So while they strive to keep new hires happy for their first year there, afterwards the rug gets pulled out from under everyone. Among tenured employees, they're seeking to promote the top 20% or so, who are mostly selected based on how popular they are among the management team. The other 80% or so of new hires will be driven out of the company. No one believes it'll happen to them until it does. Speaking out about these things can cause a person to get labelled a disgruntled employee by others, at least until the machine goes into effect against those others also and they experience what's going on for themselves. So if you were wondering why turnover is so high there, the cat is out of the bag. If you get an opportunity to work at Travelers take advantage of it, but have an exit-plan ready upfront. The company will use you then spit you out, so don't get caught worrying about loyalty. Just use them for what they're good for -- the pay, the benefits, and the experience. But look out for yourself first and foremost. Treat your relationship with the company the way they treat it: strictly business.