Unum reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(1,421 total reviews)
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Rick McKenney

63% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Unum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,421 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unum 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
Aug 4, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits, opportunities for advancement.

Cons

This is not a good place to work for anyone who deals with mental illness or has a learning disability like ADHD. I have ADHD and was miserable there. I was very upfront about this with my onboarding manager and mentor, but they were not supportive. I struggled with the training and was put on a documented feedback plan (translation: I was put on probation) in order to “get some extra help.” I was also told that my performance was “unacceptable” even though they were aware that I have a legitimate medical condition. I agreed with their decision to put me on the plan, but the way they went about it was demoralizing and filled with mixed-messages. The onboarding manager said the plan was to get me some extra help, but then she lectured me for needing that help. The whole situation was upsetting and made me afraid to speak up and ask questions. My mentor was also terrible and treated me like an idiot for not picking things up as quickly as everyone else. She encouraged me to ask more questions, but when I did she would get visibly frustrated with me in front of everyone and talk down to me like I was stupid. I am 100% certain I could have done this job, but I didn’t want to stick around a place where employees are ridiculed for asking questions or needing some extra help. I quit after the training was over and I don’t regret it.

3.0
Jan 15, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, opportunity to work from home in most departments, programs for leadership and development.

Cons

Middle management needs work. Many managers are overworked and stressed, lack empathy, and have their own agendas. There are some good ones and not so good ones. It's really luck of the draw.

3.0
Oct 25, 2019

Long Term Employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*Community Service work *Interested in young employees *Open working concept

Cons

*Discriminate against older workers *Managers do not walk the talk *Atmosphere can be toxic at times of stress

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