MassMutual reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,385 total reviews)
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Roger W. Crandall

72% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

MassMutual has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,385 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MassMutual 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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2.0
Mar 13, 2018

Try another firm

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lots of freedom to set your own schedule. You are your own boss so you decide how your days are structured.

Cons

Lots of expenses. E&O premium - $70 biweekly. Office space - $50/month. Technology fee - $15/month. So before any taxes that's approximately $205/ month right back to the company out of your paycheck. Makes it difficult for new agents to get started. Just to put that into perspective, other similar companies have E&O premium for roughly $100-$150/ YEAR. Mass is $140/MONTH. Take into account you have a 1099 contract and tax time will not be fun. New agents basically have to know people with money to succeed here regardless of what they tell you. Every person I talked to who was successful here had a huge pipeline of people with money to call right out of the gate when they started and they don't even realize that most people don't because they've had money their whole life. Bottom line, the expenses are ridiculous and you can be a lot more successful with another firm.

2.0
Mar 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Freedom to set your schedule and freedom to sell products best for the client. You are not captive. Had a good mentor

Cons

beginning training was rough and the schedule constantly changed. Advisors that held the training did not want to be there. Also all the office costs made it difficult for new advisors to stay ahead. New advisors kept falling off financing because they had trouble covering all the expenses.

5.0
Jan 30, 2018

It's for those with a business owner mindset!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Professional Environment No Micromanaging Excellent training & development program Paths to management & executive leadership readily available Provide Comprehensive Planning for clients, not JUST insurance or JUST investments

Cons

Have to really work hard the first couple of years (think 'business OWNER') If you need day to day micromanagement from others, you wont make it

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