Thrivent reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,144 total reviews)
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Teresa J. Rasmussen

73% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Thrivent has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,144 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thrivent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Apr 15, 2016

Stagnant Corporate Culture

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Pros

Easy to look good as most at the company have little to no experience outside of the company Compensation was adequate for level of expectation

Cons

Very passive aggressive management style The place suffers from "group think" and "group decision" making for too many decisions

1.0
Mar 23, 2016

unspecified

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you want to do lots of volunteer work, this is a rewarding place to work....mostly for free. If you are a woman with competence issues, or drama issues, have no fear. They have a history of not firing the ones that should be fired, and many good people will be left in the dysfunctional wake. Their fear of getting slapped with a law suit by a woman supersedes their sense to maintain a good work culture and productivity.

Cons

Upper Management spends lots of time creating their own value to the company by coming up with new systems, metrics, compensation structure, etc, and it trickles down the management chain. Pay close attention to the comp. structure, and expect it will change once it is working and you are earning income. Bonuses high? Time to change the comp. structure. Middle management is always chasing its collective tail to keep up with the changes. Representatives come and go quickly because it is very difficult to make a living on the low commissions and high fees they must pay to Thrivent for such things as computer rental, investment platform access, etc.; and expect lots of meetings, and repetitive meetings, covering the same topics over and over. There were some great people in this organization out in the field. The only ones left now are the old guys (can't afford to leave because they can't take their years of clients with them), the idealists who believe in the "mission", and the desperate.

4.0
Oct 16, 2015

Customer care professional - annuities

Anonymous employee
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Pros

4+weeks vacation. Relaxed culture. Somewhat flexible hours. Management is above average compared to other companies

Cons

Pay is low. Start at $13.45/hour which is pennies for a bachelors degree. Company has long tenured employees but they hinder growth for younger employees to fill with older workers. Never see/hear of CEO

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