Upper Management Type A Personality - Anonymous employee Equitable Advisors Employee Review

2.0
Dec 22, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is 3 weeks of vacation hours and 10 days of sick time (prorated depending on hire date). Vacation time is a use or lose plan (doesn't roll over). There are bonuses (prorated based on hire date) which are given out in February.

Cons

The offered salary was less than the asking salary. The Deerfield EVP is a Type A personality and has control issues . . . everything is the EVP's way or not at all. Expectation is to work after hours without pay and the company doesn't approve overtime. Unpaid lunch hour doesn't seem to be recognized and, if the EVP or an Advisor is asking for something, they need it right away. There is only 1 other daily employee there and the day can get boring and very quite when it's only 2 people in the office every day.

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