Northwestern Mutual reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(8,243 total reviews)

Timothy J. Gerend

94% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Northwestern Mutual has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,243 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northwestern Mutual employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.8 stars).

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8K reviews
5.0
Aug 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Family Oriented Culture. Values. Opportunity. Job Security & Stability. Recognition. Opportunities to grow. Everyone is important. THE FUN! We're always celebrating! Whether it's a trip to Cabo San Lucas, inviting Steven Forbes in for Dinner, crawfish boils or throwing a "Thanks a Trillion" Party at the top of the Ritz Carlton, NM folks are always having a good time and celebrating their success! Alot of folks think just because we're in finance and insurance means that we are boring! Whatever! We've got one of the Nations Top Ten Internship programs, so the college kids keep us young!! You want to really see a party? Come to Milwaukee the last week in July and we NM folks will show you a good time!!!

Cons

You can get too passionate about working there that you overwork yourself. Sometimes it's hard to leave work, because when you are doing something to help others you feel good about it and well.... it really doesn't seem like work. Basically, you can experience burnout if you are not careful. It's sad sometimes. We work in a business where we are protecting families financially. When we have a client pass away it feels like someone in our family has passed away. We have strong relationships with our clients and we are there in the most important times of their lives....sometimes it's not the best times. It can be difficult to watch your friend die or become disabled. That's why our work is so important...helping protect families and loved ones from financial burdens.

5.0
Aug 28, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Northwestern Mutual has the highest ratings by the major rating services and has always had the highest ratings. They are the only company that can say that. Futune magazine has ranked them most admired 25 years in a row. Northwestern Mutual has the best products, hands down. They have a great retirement program for they employees and they pay for 3/4's of their health insurance. They are a mutual company, which means they are owned by policy holders. Northwestern Mutual does a great job at training new financial reps. They also continue the training throughout your career. Northwestern Mutual has been around for 150+ years. The best part of this career is that I get to make an impact of people's lives. I am helping people plan for dying too soon, living too long, or becoming sick or injured at some point in their lives. The products and services Northwestern Mutual offers helps people not have to worry about a financial loss. I take great pride in what I do for my clients. I have been with the company for 4 years and look forward to helping many more familes throughout my career.

Cons

There are not any downsides that I can think of. You have to be willing to work hard, but that is with any job.

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