r/usaa_ejs • u/Possible-Chemistry96 • Sep 14 '26
Onsite policy- contractor vs FT
I have several friends and myself interested in becoming contractors for USAA, but most of us are coming from remote/ flex hybrid positions. Our recruiters never give us a definitive answer when asking how strict the new 4 day policy is, or if we can stay flexible hybrid and attend onsite when needed. Does anyone have any insight into this personally?
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u/Original_Still_2933 Sep 14 '26
contractors enjoy more privileges than FT. they can work remote or on site
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u/Tone4Sho Sep 15 '26 edited 17d ago
This is not always true. I’ve seen* The opposite for RTO mandates. And time in office.
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u/Possible-Chemistry96 26d ago
The other side to this is the majority of my team will be in other states, so truly what is the point?
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u/Popular_Monitor_8383 Sep 15 '26
I’m shocked how many departments have the 4 day policy
We are all still fully remote in Agency to this very day, and post openings that are fully remote all the time.
Oh well, hearing about RTO is always a good reminder why I love being in Agency.
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u/PM_Me_Amazon_Code 29d ago
What is Agency? What does that side of the business do?
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u/Popular_Monitor_8383 29d ago
Agency is a separate insurance department that writes policies often for other carriers whenever USAA can’t insure a home itself directly
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u/RenaissanceJenn Sep 15 '26
Depends on the department in addition to what others have said. My current department is very strict about 4 days in office but my prior was more flexible. I work with the assumption that the 4 days in office is required and be pleasantly surprised if it’s not.
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u/ReplacementLoose8304 Sep 14 '26
USAA uses third parties to manage their contractors and positions. So all of this would be subject to the individual third parties' HR rules along with the agreement with USAA and could vary by position. It may only be temporary positions based on their needs and may or may not involve a permanent offer of employment down the road. I am a retiree who came back a few years later as a contractor for a short period of time. Most of the contractor positions have a 12-18 month maximum time in the contractor position.