Sun Life reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(4,263 total reviews)
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Kevin Strain

90% approve of CEO

72% 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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4K reviews
3.0
Mar 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Sun Life offers solid benefits, including a reliable yearly bonus and generous paid time off. These perks help offset some of the pressures of the role and demonstrate that the company does invest in employee compensation in certain areas

Cons

Frequently dealing with unequal workload, management's lack of accountability for others, worker's lack of accountability from themselves, constant changes to roles or workspace, and little transparency about the future of the department. Feeling like your hard work and effort is being punished instead of recognized and supported can be especially demoralizing. • Strong performers get the worst workloads and workspaces • Problematic employees get left alone to avoid confrontation while others are forced to simply absorb the dysfunction • Hard workers end up training others while lacking support or the tools required • Very difficult to learn new skills to advance career as information is gatekept, while career advancement and goal setting is recommended • Reshuffling seating and roles frequently to hide uncertainty about restructuring • Less compensation than comparative roles in the industry

2.0
Mar 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots to learn and grow

Cons

Fast paced, toxic environment with not a lot of direction and lots of turnover

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