Globe Life reviews

2.7

42% would recommend to a friend

(602 total reviews)

Frank Svoboda and J. Matthew Darden

63% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Globe Life has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 602 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Globe Life employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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602 reviews
1.0
Dec 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice people work there, nice facility, and the hours of work were good.

Cons

They get you in with a teaser rate of around $12.00 and hour as a phone rep, but that is only for 3 months. After the 3 months it is per piece which avg to 120 contacts per day just to maintain $12/hr. So it is possible to go from $12 to $8/hr or lower. Too maintain this average it is impossible to provide the customer with a high level of customer service as you quickly learn you have to rush them off the phone as quickly as possible. This leads to minimum satisfaction for the customer and a headache for reps as they keep calling back more frustrated than before. I was really good at getting them off the phone quickly, but it takes a toll on you personally. I would have loved to genuinely have helped their customers, but the way you make your numbers prevent it. Also beware that your trainer or manager will be unavailable many times leading to higher call times if you ever need assistance.

2.0
Dec 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, and flexible hours for full time. MOST of the people were very polite and friendly.

Cons

Too much micro managing, favoritism and social cliques among other employees. I felt singled out. I understand that I wasn't in the job to initially make friends first, but it would be nice to work with someone you click. I was dissatisfied with the company and I felt like I couldn't be myself 100%. Also when I was being bullied by policyholders on some ocassions, I stood up for myself. I had NO tolerance and time for any form of disrespect. All I wanted to do was to help the policyholders retain their existing policies and they didn't want to listen. I do have to admit that I got very stern and had to raise my voice to some of them and they took offense to it. I was told at times I was being rude, which was NOT my intention to come across that way. I got reprimanded for defending myself, which was COMPLETELY unfair. I have helped this company retained many policies. I felt very underappreciated, misunderstood, and overlooked as an employee and human being. I understand that as reps, we should all be professional, and friendly at all times to every policyholder. In that way, we can help them retain their policies and their business. Yes the company is very BIG on production and wants to make money to keep the business open, but at the same time customers want to get great quality service. It's very one-sided with the management and policyholders. They WANT respect, yet some of them didn't give respect. Sometimes it was hard to maintain tough skin in this line of work. We're human and have our breaking points. Working for TMK was a learning, yet humbling experience for me. Also it was my first corporate/call center job.

4.0
Dec 16, 2014

Torchmark is a great place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Financially stable and growing company

Cons

Salary is typically below the median for the position

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