Sun Life reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,273 total reviews)
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Kevin Strain

90% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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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2.0
Feb 13, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Monday to Friday 8 hours a day No weekends or evenings

Cons

Sun Life has 4 metrics for performance for customer service, but the management of the contact center focus on only one and it's speak to the company's true focus: Average call handle time - The expected handle time is 6 - 7 minutes. Each call, on average, includes a 30 seconds intro, 1:30 of hold time, 30 second closing and 1:30 of after call work (which is also included in the average call handling time). The management say it is to ensure that we don't waste the customers time, but you are left with 2 - 3 minutes to handle some pretty emotionally and financially sensitive questions affecting the callers daily life. This metrics alone suggests that they are more concerned with getting customers off the phone quickly than actually helping them. Until they actually realize that it is easier to retain an existing customer than get a new one Sun Life is in trouble.

3.0
Feb 7, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great group of people to work with, work/life balance is always a plus

Cons

Opportunities for advancement are very rare and when the opportunity does arrive, management does not support your interest. High employee turnover. Morale in the office is ok but could be better. Salaries are ok.

2.0
Feb 6, 2013

Financial Advisor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Independent, flexible hours, networking opportunities. If you are into selling and marketing with interest in finance, than this job is probably suitable for you.

Cons

Could be frustrating, need to build your own customer base, commission based salary. You don't have an stable salary, some months you can make more and at other times you may found yourself without compensation.

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