Gerber Life reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(138 total reviews)
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Keith OReilly

80% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Gerber Life has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 138 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gerber Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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138 reviews
2.0
Nov 4, 2015

Small town feel with small town mindset to boot

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent benefits, decent pay for the area, lots of perks. Vast majority of people working here are very polite, and when you get to really know them you can easily create long lasting friendships.

Cons

Sadly the "sour apples" tend to ruin the bunch (and tend to run the place). Advancement is possible, but it will take some time, if you come in as an agent expect a wait time of multiple years (of which you best be consistently happy and meeting your sales objectives, no question). When you do advance you'll be shocked at how laughable your salary is and how politically charged the leadership levels really are, virtually everyone has a hidden motive or agenda behind what the say or do. Very difficult to make real lasting changes to existing process or improvements, "outsiders" who are hired in with their "fresh ideas" are typically mocked and forced to convert to the "Gerber way" whether it's the right way to do business or not. department disconnect is still occurring but there are some incremental improvements, sadly the culture still fosters yes-man behavior (per the 1/19/14 review)

2.0
Sep 30, 2014

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent salary for the most part for starting wages.

Cons

Clique-ish environment of which management and supervisors participate fully. Benefits are available but very expensive and only fair coverage. Management, Supervisors and HR all allow each other and fellow employees to demoralize employees and pigeon hole them into jobs of which they are almost never going to get promoted or moved out of.

2.0
Aug 30, 2014

Good and Bad

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some very kind, smart and talented people at Gerber Life at all levels. I believe salary/overall compensation to be competitive for this area.

Cons

I can't describe the cons of working here any better than the poster from January 19. My advice is to carefully consider the points made there before making a decision to seek employment with Gerber Life. It can be rewarding - but the cost to you may be too much. It has been very difficult to see what this company does to people. The job market has improved in West Michigan, so weigh your options very carefully. Life is short.

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