Sun Life reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(4,263 total reviews)
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90% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,263 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
Oct 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

steady hours and good location

Cons

people are really unprofessional and unhelpful

1.0
Sep 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They have an excellent pension plan and good health benefits, which really they ought to being an insurance company. They are very friendly to start with.

Cons

The training is awful. You never get taught about the actual insurance products so everything you do regarding them, is left completely grey.The actual trainers are often clueless about what they are teaching and personal opinions rather than business ones are the main force behind evaluation. This is such a political organization and if you don't connect with the right clique you'll be on the outside forever. Any creative thinking or questioning of company policies is punished. Pointing out a superior's mistake or even just asking "why?" will get you scalped. The company is practically 90% women so the bitchiness and back stabbing is abundant. (Please note that this is not a sexist comment as I am female). The corporation itself feels very 1984, for you have to fill out a DSC sheet everyday, showing what you worked on and how long it took you to complete each task. If you don't account for 90% the razor blades fall. Please note that running to the printer, mail room or washroom, and even time spent speaking with your manager or colleagues does not count as work time and must be made up.

2.0
Sep 24, 2009

For IT person- stay away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Environment is very supportive if you try to balance work and family - you can work from home occasionally, you can take vacation when it works for you and comparing to software companies you will not be over-worked

Cons

Management simply has no clue what they are doing. They are changing direction every few months. Tools and techniques used to manage work are simply antique. If you want to grow professionally and maintain certain level of knowledge - stay away.

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