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AmWINS Group, Inc

I worked at a Florida location for this company and the office experience there was, well...an experience. 
 Management  was very irresponsible, rarely coming to work, checking in, or supporting his team, leaving his associates under him to train new employees while they also had to pick up the slack from the work that he either didn't complete, or didn't complete correctly, thus leaving the new hire's training on the back burner, and occasionally leaving it completely absent. This also led to his team often working after hours trying to catch up on work to keep the team current.
The office constantly parties and I lost count of how many liquor bottles I spotted in offices, along with how many times employees (management included) would come around and indicate there was liquor in the kitchen. People are day drinking at the office while working on high value accounts for the company. Marketing reps going on marketing trips for the company, getting fall down drunk and going to strip clubs, dance clubs, etc.This is unacceptable and such an embarrassment. 
Payroll was a hot mess- no one could figure out what my hours were supposed to be on paper, or if I was a salaried employee or hourly. 
Management never checked in with employees, and  when the opportunity came, and something was scheduled, meeting with management was either delayed, or moved to another day and completely disregarded altogether. There was no communication, reviews, or discussions regarding work or training outside of a very occasional team meeting. 
Lastly, discrimination. There is a LOT of it in the office, especially toward any individual who just happens to be a little different. The gossip monster runs wild in this office. If you have tattoos, dress differently, or have any characteristic that makes you stand out in the slightest, proceed with caution. The time spent with this company at this office was particularly frustrating and disappointing, especially for such a large, successful company. I would NOT recommend working for this location.

I was with AmWins for a little over a year and a few months, and upon reflection of my time there I can honestly say that it was an OK entry level role to get my career started and my foot in the door to the field I wanted to work, but only on the premise of “experience”. You likely won’t make any meaningful connections, the management are mostly clueless and very hypocritical. The role itself is mostly data entry, I do not recall doing any actual accounting, and when I asked management and the accounting department manager for more exposure to accounting by duties they simply suggest you just remain pidgeon-holed into your narrow role. Management would encourage you to use your days off, but would also keep a color-coded spreadsheet of your sick/vacation days and your reasons for using them and would use that as a slight reminder almost as to keep people in check which was weird to me. I would show up 15 minutes early every single day, but I left 4 minutes early one day and was brought in for a meeting about it. Additionally, they track every click you make on a power BI and also use that as some kind of performance metric too. Very micro-managing thinking back on it. The majority of the staff in the “accounting department” don’t even have accounting or business related degrees and the majority have zero background in accounting. Also, you’re expected to communicate with clients, which was not part of the original role expectations. 

The medical insurance benefits are top tier with different plans to choose from (i.e. inexpensive prescriptions as low as $2). In office perks, like free beverages, and they are always ordering lunch, or offering free snacks. They even have margaritas days. However, the level of care or concern for their employees is severely lacking. The hierarchy of “I’m the boss” is very LOUD. The company is comprised of who you know, not what you know. So imagine going to ask your leader a question, and not only do they not know, but they don’t even know where to find the information or who to ask. So, you spend time asking multiple people to no avail. They have lots of social events on site and away from the office, but because they don’t value you, you feel awkward going to any events and being around people who treat you poorly. Decent pay for most positions, but they are slightly behind on the curve as far as what other companies are paying. Beware of the clique-ish culture in the office. Oh and if you’re not much of a drinker, you’ll have a target on your back and be deemed as not being a team player, because they are constantly drinking in the building and after work. Not my idea of “team building”. 

As a current employee that has been faced with many health challenges due to pregnancy this company has not only supported me as a family but has also made this hard time as pleasant as possible. 
As a Senior Underwriter our jobs are very demanding, there are lots of days we may work over hours at a very high paced workload however management from as  close to in house all the way up to our Ceo is supportive of not only praising us for our hard work but giving us wonderful pay, benefits and celebratory time as an organization. I am so greatful to work for such an amazing company that in even a tough market can support their employees with amazing benefits and pay! There is no closed doors to growth. Every half year we are reviewed and are presented with options to move up or chose to stay in positions. I have never felt more rewarded by my Employer! 
I would absolutely recommend this company to anyone that is a hard worker that is looking for a company that gives back to them what they put in!

Qualified, knowledgeable employees that do not fit the "culture" are overworked and unrecognized. Positioned that they should be "happy to be here".  Employees that fit the "culture" experience a heavenly environment of favoritism and unprecedented advancement for minimal skill or effort. Management/Leadership is primarily "family and friends" of the company owner. Many open positions are not posted, or the person hiring is already told or knows who they must hire (usually friend/family) from outside of company). The company itself is strong in the market. However, a business model of "make the money and fix the mess later" creates a whirlwind. Management and Human Resources is only concerned with not outright breaking the law. No concern is given for ethics or morality. If you fit the look... excuse me... "culture" this is PERFECT place for you!

The Operations manager has no respect for the employees..No idea how to lead or encourage staff ,this one person has brought an already low morale office completely down .He has be-littled and be-rates staff screaming and yelling .Very Toxic enviornment in this location. HIGH TURN OVER .KNOWLEGABLE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT VALUED , THERE IS NO ROOM FOR GROWTH OR PROMOTION.The COO , CFO.  CEO out of Rhode Island can care less about the staff in Wallingford .The Implementation manager has no idea how to do the job blames others for mistakes made per directives they provided .There is no system training .The Operations Manager gets  into screaming matches with the VP of Sales due to his own ego and made up skillset /knowledge if the business ..This person should be let go .The account manager for sales spends 85% of their day gossiping about others , bad talking the VP of sales .This place is a circus and extremely unprofessional .

Buddy systems is beyond ridiculous at this place. If you are not friends with higher ups, prepare to not advance in your career. The company hires African American as a farcade for diversion, but it reeks white supremacy from the view point of a caucasian individual. 
Inadequate training, unrealistic metrics. Incompetent leaders masking concerns for employee morale. 
Unethical behavior by senior vp leadership.
VP is a control freak, operates as if she is human resource. Managers unable to make decisions without her consent. VP railroad employees, have been over heard discussing ways to ensure metrics are unreasonable and raises don't occur. If you have a legitimate concern you are not able to share with human resource in confidentiality. Co workers smile in one another's face, but defame the people the smile at in there absence.  Management pick, chose who they allow to post out before a year and deny others.

Depending on the team you're on, you will either be micromanaged into insanity or you'll be begging for the opportunity to just ask your leader a simple yes or no question; no in between. 

They are hyper fixated on employee survey's with scores getting lower every year. Management will pretend they want to listen and implement change, then plainly ignore the feedback they receive. I started around the time one of these surveys took place, and, not really having much of an opinion yet, attended some of the focus groups that were held in response to poor scores. Co-workers would very bluntly state what the major problems are, only for management to completely disregard very straightforward responses in an attempt to save themselves or their friends. 

But, they try to make it up to you with company outings to Top Golf.

Unless you are coming in at the management level, have your doctor on standby to prescribe anti depressants. 

Most enjoyable part of the job was that my co-workers were generally good-natured and helpful.  The work place culture, was a relaxed atmosphere.  The hardest part of my job was keeping up with the ever-changing laws of the various States I worked with.
I learned that you had to check every day with where the laws stood with the States in order to complete accurate State Filings.  The Management was somewhat helpful, but you generally had to keep in touch with the States directly, for directions on the very latest laws to complete State Filings.

I worked here for a little over year and was miserable from the start. Training alone was brutal and will tear you down as a person. You are there to meet someone else’s goal. The pay is salary yet they expect you to always be available and give up some of your personal time for example my lunch breaks were always pushed into and when it was time to leave things suddenly popped up. They expect you to get your insurance license on your own with reimbursement after which isn’t a problem if you can front $800. HR was no help and their only goal was to look out for the company and not their employees. They try to sugar coat with events and parties but we would always work through them on the Access side. Management was all over the place especially when upper management are all friends and there’s no clear department head or where to go. 

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