Teething pains with great potential - Anonymous employee UnderwriteMe Employee Review

5.0
16 Feb 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The best thing about UnderwriteMe is that nobody is really happy with how things are working right now. One may see this as a negative thing, but the company knows and acknowledges the issues and is trying hard to change things for the better. The company is growing from a small startup that said yes to every single client request, while desperately trying to get users at any cost, to a properly established product-oriented company. This type of change is not an easy thing to do as it takes a massive amount of willpower to accomplish the smallest change. Of course, this also means things are far from perfect and it can get frustrating pretty easily. But as changes keep coming, the products start to get better, new ideas start to take shape, etc, you can see the real potential we have. I believe this company can offer people a unique opportunity to make an impact, apply their expertise, grow, and learn, something that I value quite a lot!

Cons

For me, one of the worst things about UnderwriteMe is the isolation of teams and streams of work within the company. I feel like teams from different products or even areas within a product don't communicate as much as they should. Given the relatively small company size, it seems sensible to have much more sharing of knowledge, idea, tools, etc, at all levels and not just at a management one.

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UnderwriteMe Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide your thoughts on UnderwriteMe (UMe). We are constantly trying to work to ensure that we have the best suited products for our clients, so I am pleased that you have experienced this drive with your colleagues as well. Whilst there is change happening within our organisation, we believe that it will help us to achieve our aim of developing and innovative products that are used widely in the Protection space. We are encouraging teams to come into the office more to work together, and the quarterly UMe business meetings provide the opportunity to socialise with other UMe colleagues. In the coming months we will be looking to see how we can encourage and facilitate more cross team collaboration. Many thanks again for your feedback! Nana. – AVP, People

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