Aflac reviews

Commission only averages to about 25-30%. There are numerous policies which have different commission percentages. Please review them. Certain businesses will screw you in the long run with employees not paying the bill or cancelling policies. What this means for you with advance commission: You will owe money to Aflac (with interest). Recommend pay as earned so you wont get screwed. Sometimes you will have to collect a check or remind clients to pay their bill. Highly recommend to stay away from the restaurant business. Some business owners are lazy. In conclusion, it can be rewarding with residual income but it will take about 2-3 years if you are extremely driven and have good closing skills. I do not recommend this as a primary source of income.

*Discipline Discipline Discipline. I'm just out of college and I worked really hard but there's never been a job I've had where I had to give so much of my self. Con of not having a boss, office, 9-5, clocking in, etc. is that everything you do YOU have to get yourself to do. There's also a lot of plates spinning at once since you're trying to work 100 'potential' accounts at the same time. Requires immense organization. I love being organized yet this job has pushed me to new limits *Privilege based starting. We spout the statistic all the time about how 80% of Americans don't have more than $1,000 in a savings account - meanwhile in Aflac you're not seeing a check until you close an account. You NEED to have the money set aside to cover living expenses while your'e starting off. The idea is a big pay-in for big pay-out later. I also heard young is better for this business, for exactly that reason, but being young I don't have that kind of money squirreled away and I'm working a second job to make ends meet - but it's emotionally exhausting to be doing both honestly. *Rejection and independence. Honestly, even cold calling, most people are nice, but you will get those faces who have already had 6 agents in their doors the last week and will throw you out the door. You have to be ready for this and let it roll of your back. If you can't you probably shouldn't be doing this job. You also need to be able to deal with being by yourself. You have a District team and leaders - but your business is yours and sharing business means sharing commission if you're working with others. I love my team but I only see them about 1-2 times a week for meetings