Sun Life reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,274 total reviews)
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Kevin Strain

90% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,274 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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4.0
Apr 4, 2014

Great Compagny

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Love the cultural change Isabelle Hudon brought with her (QC) , and I believe cie will grow in a near future

Cons

A lot of work impartition is being done to India, which reduces the # of jobs in canada and complicates communication for administrarion level jobs

1.0
Apr 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

As with any large company, there are significant differences between major business units, and some have better reputations than others. Good brand reputation as a result of significant marketing spend, which will be eroded as staff morale continues to plummet.

Cons

Highly patriarchical company, old boys network, many women (not all) who advance based on their looks and willingness to play up to that, men and women who advance by spending their time promoting themselves at the expense of their staff or their own work. In the Individual area, no clear strategic vision, no culture of accountability within the senior management ranks, poor behaviour in clear contradiction of all HR policies ignored or rewarded.

1.0
Mar 31, 2014

Poor morale and uncertainty of the future plague workplace

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible work/life balance where people felt comfortable leaving early or coming in late if they needed to attend to personal business. Free parking and self-contained campus.

Cons

Awful morale. They tend to keep people around who are terrible employees because they are afraid of getting rid of them. In all my years, I have never seen an environment where people could basically get away with anything and not have consequences. Everyone walks around expecting the place to be closed at any time. Horrible brand recognition where "no one still knows your name." No opportunity at all for advancement.

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