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Simply Business

Acquired by Travelers

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'People first' and 'Company in a sweet-spot' - Anonymous employee Simply Business Employee Review

5.0
20 Feb 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- humility and genuine care for people- nice things happen without any agenda - amazing opportunities for impact and personal growth- flat hierarchies (we don't have levels which changes a lot of behaviours in positive ways) - truly agile: build, measure, learn and do it all over again - interesting roles which aren't common- which insurance related business has a someone looking after coaching & wellbeing or a behavioural psychologist? - true flexibility- we are empowered to work in a way that suits us best - we have interesting business problems to solve for and aim to disrupt the market: we have the capabilities and means to go after big business opportunities which is exciting!

Cons

- nowhere is perfect and whilst insurance didn't seem too sexy to me to begin with- I do get increasingly excited by it. - we do have still some work to do in the people space- but make great progress and did some cool stuff without compromising on our values and who we want to be

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5.0
18 May 2026
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Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

none, generally a very good company to work for

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Simply Business Response
1mo
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us! Thank you for being a part of our journey for over five years, and we wish you nothing but the absolute best in your next chapter.
2.0
13 May 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance and vacation time....

Cons

Many internal issues and felt like this last round of layoffs was to protect inadequate leaders vs hardworking employees. I understand companies do layoffs but this just felt like Senior management trying to protect themselves because they aren't doing an effective job. I really think there are some issues with the leadership team and it probably needs an overhaul. There was never any strategy from product outside of one small area. The rest of the business was left without any guidance or support. I really think the US/UK shared services model does not work. The UK and US just are entirely different markets and the UK at the end of the day doesn't really care about the US nor move as quickly.

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Simply Business Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback and perspective on your experience. We understand that organizational changes and layoffs can create frustration and uncertainty, and we appreciate you taking the time to share with us the areas where you feel we can improve. Transparency, communication, and supporting our teams continue to be important areas of focus for us.
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