Aviva Employee Reviews about "people"

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Pay has also been a slow mover and hasn’t increased much since coming off the graduate program. Aviva is still a very siloed organisation and leaders need to take more accountability in role modelling One Aviva.

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Loads of legacy. Middle management are mostly a disgrace.

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Group centre changes it's program structures a little too often the senior management changes lead to line changes and this does lead to project and program challenges.

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The internal structure is unrecognisable to what it was 3 years ago. Frontline staff are treated like 'bums on seats', and are expected to do the work of multiple people all on their own. Voice of Aviva feedback is not listened to - management gets defensive about frontline staff feedback instead of addressing the issues. The amount of internal restructures is mind boggling - your manager changes every 4 months, internal strategy changes just as often. Project opportunities are only handed out to people the management likes which contributes to a cliquey atmosphere. Direct staff are being replaced by agency staff from overseas, because they can be paid less. Middle management are defensive and uncooperative when you raise concerns. If you're looking for a job where you feel cared for and supported, avoid Aviva.

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Progression is not that good

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DISGUSTED!!!!! I worked for this company as a temp on a six month contract. Due to the pandemic the building was closed and we were told to stay home until further notice. There was no communication from management about what was happening to our jobs. We were ignored and removed from official company group chats and left in the dark about the situation. We asked to be furloughed but this was rejected, even though this costs the company nothing, but would have given us an income to survive. We were told they would not be keeping the posts open for us after the pandemic so refused to furlough us, instead leaving us unemployed with no income in the middle of a global pandemic! If this is how you treat the staff that work for you, I feel sorry for your customers. Absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the UK's biggest insurer!!!

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-Progression of technological advancements are slow -Many outdated tools and services are being used -A lot of uncertainties after the merger in 2021 -Salary lower compared to its competitors

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They are big brother. They will analyse what you're doing at all times - be ready for that. They don't hesitate to fire people when they're trying to shrink a department (people who have consistently overperformed and worked so much overtime) so job security is rubbish. The amount of red tape is ludicrous - far more than their peers. Everything they do is for optics (being a publicly listed company). I would never ever work for them again; the culture is toxic and they care not a jot for their people. Anything positive they do is done so they can brag about it in the AGM/Annual Report.

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Too governance heavy, slows down decision making

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Lack of encouragement by middle management Takes far too long to hire new staff Upper management seem to take pride in running departments with the fewest amount of people possible Screening process for new hires takes far too long - this isn't the MI5 Not a great environment for people who are a little different - or at least my department wasn't.