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      Sun Life

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      Sun Life reviews

      3.9

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (4,273 total reviews)
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      Kevin Strain

      90% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,273 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sun Life 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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 28, 2015

      No growth, low pay, good benefits

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The place has great benefits, including over 20 PTO days and 10 sick days. Health insurance is relatively cheap, too.

      Cons

      Since it is a public company, bonuses are dependent on earnings after they are paid out in dividends. They cut people left and right during times of poor revenues. No upward mobility, only management gets promotions.

      1.0
      Apr 17, 2015

      Manager

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - good work life balance - good pay, good benefits - good for people who are ready to settle and wait for retirement

      Cons

      - stagnant company with limited growth prospect - work is very syloed - limited opportunity for growth and personal improvement - overstaffed

      2.0
      Apr 16, 2015

      No growth. No direction. Not how a company should operate

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you're in the late 50's-60's then Sun Life Financial is for you. You're free to come in as you please and do what you want, with no management supervision. If you're slightly motivated, you can even increase your health by using 15x25 room known as the "gym" during your work time. life is easy at Sun Life. Often times employees are heard saying "Life is easy under the sun". It's the Key Wests of the life insurance industry. You get to escape reality for a bit, but you soon realize you miss being around motivated hardworking people. At least this is how the Group Premium departments operates anyways.

      Cons

      - Management within Group Premium Admin has never used a pivot table before and has no idea how to manage using data and reports. - Employees spend the majority of their day watching Youtube/Netflix or simply don't show up to work since most of management works in remote offices. - Most managers/associate directors within Group Premium Admin are first year managers with no prior experience. Upper management is essentially experimenting within the department. - Negotiate a very high salary since there are no promotional opportunities or raises. Check out SLF stock. You'll see why the company declined bonuses this past year. - Often times I was expecting a camera crew to run into the office and shout "you're all on Real World Corporate", and then begin to distribute consent forms as everyone finally realized how ridiculous the environment had been.

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