Northwestern Mutual reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(8,268 total reviews)

Timothy J. Gerend

95% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Northwestern Mutual has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,268 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
3.0
Dec 19, 2018

Going downhill

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They pay for training, whether it is getting a designation, going to Home Office, or studying for the LAH, 6 & 63, etc. They are somewhat flexible with vacation. They are always open to you taking on more responsibility. You get your birthday off paid!

Cons

They restructured this year. A lot of staff have quit. Each person is now on 5+ departments- not optional. Everyone is stressed out. Staff is constantly reprimanded via email or in person- you never know when it's coming. The pay is ok but not great. I was promised bonuses when I was hired- not as many as I thought would be available. They preach one of their core values- mutual respect, but it doesn't always apply. There is a lot of favoritism. Not the great atmosphere it used to be.

3.0
Oct 26, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch, good benefits, nice campuses both in downtown Milwaukee and Franklin, a lot of good people work there.

Cons

They've been going through a lot of changes and have started downsizing people for the first time in company history.

2.0
Jun 20, 2017

Development Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Location, Free Lunch, Product offering

Cons

Culture change, IT direction, New York Influence

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