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Western & Southern Life

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Not the Company to work for! - Anonymous employee Western & Southern Life Employee Review

2.0
Dec 28, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some Benefits are good, but they figure out how to get money back by having field reps pay 20.00 per week for use of a laptop!! If you work here you may qualify for welfare benefits!

Cons

100% commission income. Females are not treated the same as males in the same classification. There is some harassment that goes on and nobody cares. If you don't like it, leave, seems to be the motto, and most do. The turnover rate is outrageous. Most people don't stay past a year, mostly because they are broke! They are all about putting in new computer software programs instead of trying to pay the field reps a small salary to help them out. Everything is a number, just a number!! They say they pay new reps 112% commission, but they really don't. It is called "CREDITED COMMISSION" and reps are paid 50%. The rest is put into the CREDITED commission fund and allocated out weekly. BUT if you leave, they keep it!! They say they have "Paid" holidays and vacations but this is not true either, the payment comes from the CREDITED COMMISSION fund that was already earned by the rep. There is a lot of lies and misinformation given by this company to employees and recruits... BEWARE!

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Pros

Incredible training. Took me from no knowledge in the industry to being totally prepared quickly.

Cons

Stressful work environment depending on the manager.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Local office was fantastic. The head of the local agency was a fantastic leader, one of the best I have had. The training program was very hands on. In terms of starting a financial practice with a firm, they have some of the best compensation, with a very strong base.

Cons

HR department is more like police on a different team than on your team. Always seemingly trying to make life harder for reps. Unlike anything I have ever dealt with.

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