Sun Life reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,285 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 4,285 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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3.0
Jul 24, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits, competitive pay, is accessible via public transportation, and offered (the past tense being emphasized) opportunities to grow and build a career. The people with whom I worked were some of the most hardworking, friendly, and cooperative co-workers that I've ever met. Overall the environment used to be positive and geared toward productivity.

Cons

Due to a constant shifting of upper level management over the past four years and those individuals' business decisions, the overall mood of the company changed from "we're a team" to "it's every man for himself." Another frustrating thing is that, for many positions, once you're employed there is a freeze in terms of moving to other jobs or department, sometimes lasting two years. The regulation is understandable, but stifling all the same.

3.0
Jul 17, 2014

It is what it is.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is stable and strong; you don't have to worry about it going away any time soon. Benefits are good for employees.

Cons

The company valued appearance over reality; they'd rather you "look busy" than be efficient. Pay is under average for the industry for the support staff. Workloads are not managed well, with some people being over-busy and others having too much time (and then being forced to find pointless make-work to fill in the time).

5.0
Jun 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great corporate communication. Terrific benefits. Excellent at seeking employee engagement. Nice rewards and employee recognition programs. Great perks; i.e., gym membership assistance, Charitable matching grant program, tuition assistance, EAP and rewards for participation in wellness programs. Love the Global Learning Center course availability.

Cons

Usual challenge of working for huge corporation. US operations in Eastern Time Zone and my business unit was in Pacific Time Zone. Bonus structure has complicated formula. Not as easy to grow in career as I'd like. Frequent restructuring of sales and distribution units.

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