AXA UK reviews

Still some areas where the cited AXA leadership dimensions are not displayed. Lack of investment in resource and tech to enable work to be delivered. I recently left for the sake of my mental health because the department I worked in after a reorganisation became under funded and managed by bullies with a culture that didn't sit with my values. Major projects are expected to be delivered by BAU staff. Managers became less empowered to manage their own areas despite empowerment being a buzz word bandied around frequently. People are pulled off their normal roles to do other work leaving gaps in service provision to the detriment of the business they are trying to support. Decisions are made based on what looks good and bias rather than what the business needs. High number of employees off with stress. I wouldn't currently recommend the area I worked in as somewhere good to work but this does not apply to AXA generally.

You are sold the job as being 'basically self employed', when in reality you are chained to your desk, allowed a measly 15 minute break time on either side of lunch (at a time chosen by them, not yourself), told off for talking to colleagues, not allowed to eat anything at your desk, expected to make over 100 calls a day and to constantly be dialling dead leads. Regional managers have egos so big that I am genuinely embarrassed for them. I once had a meeting with one after taking my break 5 minutes earlier than I was supposed too as I was stressed from a conversation with a client. He told me that 'You need to show me more respect, because otherwise one of us will be going and it definitely will not be me'. This is just one tiny example of many encounters similar to this, including being bought into meetings and apprehended about situations that happened outside of work with colleagues, which had nothing to do with the job. Very sexist atmosphere, in a team of about 25 people at this point I was one of only 2 females. A grown up man, with an ego this big, talking down to a young female like this pretty much sums up my experience of this company. I am very happy to be working in a completely different line of work where I am treated with complete respect and equality, given as much freedom as I could ever want, and have been able to thrive intellectually and emotionally.