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Life Extension reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(213 total reviews)

Paul Gilner

43% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Life Extension has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 213 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Life Extension employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

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213 reviews
1.0
Jan 14, 2016

This job sucks!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only pro is the deep discount you get on vitamins. But I think most of this stuff is overpriced anyway so that's not such a big deal.

Cons

I worked in the warehouse. No work life balance. The ppl here don't care about your life outside of work. All they care about is reaching their numbers. Most people here are working 14 hour days and they act like that's normal. You can't talk to your neighbor or if you slow down a little bit they come to tell you get your numbers up. This place is a freakin' sweat shop. If you have a day off they come and bully or pressure you into working that day too. Don't work here!!!!

3.0
Jul 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This job comes with great starting pay and they also give yearly raises and bonuses. It's a semi fun work environment.

Cons

The company is focused on customers and possible revenue so much they forget about their employees. Several times I've been what I consider sexually harassed. There is no protocol in place to get off the phone with these types of callers. Management doesn't step in and take up for you. The overnight shift at LE is neglected. Not many training and coaching opportunities for people working this shift. You learn how to do certain things through trial and error through your quality scores. Quality scores, like most call centers, are very subjective and the roadmap changes a few times a year.

2.0
Oct 29, 2024

Last Resort

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will have learned a lot and be able to say you provided health information that is more in-depth than many medical practitioners can go. Many talented and intelligent people in the company, who are all very kind and personable, A survivable short-term, last resort if you need a job in the industry and can leave within a few months

Cons

The turnover rate is crazy high, although when you ask why they recruit so frequently HR will say "we are growing very quickly". They will not tell you that pay is pennies compared to the mental workload. As I said, you will be giving information that customers say they don't even get to discuss with their doctor. However, you are not paid in a way that reflects this. Don't join this company as a Wellness Specialist unless you absolutely have to. You'll be killing yourself and your self esteem for barely above minimum wage. You are also not given adequate break times overall or at least set breaks between calls to recover from mental fatigue. You are glued to the chair and given measly breaks that are just long enough to not go insane. They will burn you out with call after call to the point you are mentally exhausted every day. Some customers have unrealistic expectations, little patience, and feel entitled. The company does not mind burning out employees so long as customers are happy, even customers who don't spend a dime (which defeats the purpose of the wellness call to supplement purchase pipeline). They will do nothing about wasteful customers who are abusive and ask PhD level questions without spending any money. Your self respect will be in the gutter as well as your energy, since they will also make you work holidays. They also scan calls and shift the bar so that it is nearly impossible to get a perfect score, even if you handled the call in a way that has no practical flaws and encouraged the customer to trust the company and spend more money. They do this so they don't have to give you as big a raise. Some grading criteria are largely subjective or irrelevant to the customer. When you do something right, they find a way it could've been even more right. Growth opportunities are sparse

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