You made it. Congratulation! Take time this holiday season to spend with your families and friends. As our fearless leader in my division of AIG always says, "Unplug, you have earned it. Reflect on your accomplishments! Thank you, we couldn't do... — read more
Dismantling piece by piece?
AIG supposedly wants to be an insurance company leader except they outsource IT, outsource claims, outsource shared services. They refuse to acknowledge CATs are part of the loss ratio so they keep buying expensive reinsurance. Then they want to... — read more
AIG slap in the face….
Yesterday’s town hall was a slap in the face to the average AIG employee. WE have been putting decades of our lives into this company and this is the way they treat dedicated, dependable, hard working employees…. By having the most important town... — read more
Quick question
Why was this company never good at implementing anything? Who is to blame for that? I can’t wait to get out of here and forget about this company and everything that bothers me here because I can’t change anything.
Claims moving
So claims being moved to Gallagher Bassett, this is bad Gallagher Bassett is a s@$t ho-e
Kiss up kick down
That's who gets ahead at AIG! You can be incompetent if you like, just follow the simple rule- kiss up, kick down.
Raises and bonuses
Inflation is up 6.8%. It'l be interesting to see what raises and bonuses will be come March.
Don't let them catch you here!
I'm OP of the corruption investigation post last week. When I see so many "dislikes" to my post I know the answer already. So guys, make sure you don't give any info to identify urself here, THEY are watching and monitoring and trying to catch or... — read more
Work-life balance
I miss the time when we had a work-life balance at AIG. I've been so overworked in the past twelve months or so that I'm considering quitting just to get a semblance of a life back. I appreciate this company and I understand that it's better than a... — read more
Who is considering leaving the insurance world?
I have considered several options and increasingly I think it would be best for me to leave the insurance world. However, honestly, I have been in this industry for a long time and it would feel odd to start something completely different again after... — read more
IT Year End Layoffs
With year coming to an end. Is there any word or news of Layoffs in IT?
Internal corruption investigation?
I know there was investigation on internal corruption and bribery to government officials in China and a few other countries several years ago, just overheard it's not over yet and quite a few people have been asked to leave. Any insider info? Just... — read more
Three managers in a little over a year
What's going on with this place? What's with the exodus of managers?
The HR course on abusiveness is a joke
Here is what really happens if you point out that a leader is being toxic: you get in trouble.
If you're in IT start looking for a new job
Let's face it, the main goal of this management is to outsource as much as it can of the IT department. Cheaper is better, even if cheaper comes with a significant drop in quality of work. It's only a matter of time before everybody has been laid off... — read more
It is rumored that the layoffs have begun
Maybe it's true, maybe it's not, you tell me? If so, is it known who the target groups are?
AIG Layoffs 2022
This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential AIG layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
People who keep saying it's not that bad confuse me
I always have to wonder if they're trying to convince the rest of us or themselves. Or if maybe they haven't experienced work outside of AIG. I came here because the job came with a pay raise, and I regretted that decision within a year. It took me... — read more
Nothing is being done to reduce attrition
If my team is any indication, then the attrition has never been worse at AIG. I don't want to speak for the entire company, but I know we're losing more people than ever. The worst part is, the management seems to think it's okay not to replace them... — read more
Open Enrollment
To my colleagues in HR. Open enrollment and important time of year but yet when I open the home page, the headlines are filled with articles and pics of exces. No mentioned of open enrollment?
Communication Tips for Leaders
This is how you keep your job and keep the lower levels down if you are a top AIG manager. You don't assist in getting information for your employees. You tell them to get the information themselves. They have a hard time getting it because other... — read more
Things went from bad to worse
The deterioration of the company culture is almost palpable. The constant uncertainty over potential layoffs, the frustration with the company's direction and the type of people who are getting promoted, the toxicity of all levels of management... It... — read more
Pregnant women, those with pre-conditions - BEWARE your new CFO
New CFO has made it clear of desire to eliminate pregnant women and those with pre-existing conditions to lower costs
Duck Creek
Who ok’d this? They should never have a job again.
Global Head of AIG 200? LOL only if AIG can live up to 200
Ted Devine has joined AIG as Global Head of AIG 200, reporting to Mr. Zaffino. Mr. Devine has been advising AIG on its AIG 200 effort since 2019, focusing on technology delivery and user experience. In this new role, he will be responsible for... — read more
Lay off
Do UW’s get laid off? Or are they retained for the most part. I’ve been seeing IT , engineers, claims, etc laid off. I wonder how it is for UW’s
Career progression at AIG
How hard is it to move up the ranks in underwriting? Have people stayed in the same position without a promotion or raise for multiple years? I would hate to do 10 years of work just to only become a senior uw after… And what’s a typical raise... — read more
Who here got transferred to Accenture?
To those others who got transferred did you receive any severance pay from AIG?
Uploading vaccination record in Workday
When will be forced to submit regardless if you plan to return to the office or work from home? I guess AIG will fall in line with other companies that require vaccinations regardless if you come into the office or not.
Big cuts coming in November
Has anyone else heard of a major RIF coming this November, right before Thanksgiving?
What happens to PTO when you resign
What happens to the accrued Vacation Days when we resign. Does AIG pay out the accrued Vacation Days or it just elapses?
IT has a chokehold on this company
Miles of red tape, people make you go through long permission processes that you find out after were unnecessary. There's a good 20% who are good actors and the rest .. don't care if they obstruct business as usual, as long as they get to control... — read more
How willing are you to help newbies?
A person from whom many of us had something to learn left and was replaced by a person who is more than lost. I cannot blame that person for his incompetence, because it is not his fault that this company hired him. I help him with some things, but... — read more
Job hunting
I have been trying to find a new job for more than three months now. I was hoping it would be a lot easier given that everyone is talking about how hot the market is at the moment. I would rather say that the market is in chaos. What are your... — read more
Any updates on layoffs
Anyone?
AIG is a joke
How many times will they lay off people it will take hiring two or three new people to replace before anybody here learns anything?
Merit vs Nepotism
I’ve seen so many good folks laid off from IT in the past few years and replaced by “friends and family” of the inner circle with higher pay. And many believe that’s simply the way it works and AIG continues to go from bad to worse. Why has nepotism... — read more
Happy in retirement.
Took early retirement November 2019. Best decision made. No future at AiG as they send as much work iff shore as they can.
Has anyone returned to the office?
I still can’t even visualize that moment. Returning to a cold office where there are no people I used to enjoy working with. I can't tell if the bigger change will be returning to the office or when I first started working from home. I got used to... — read more