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      Unum

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      3.4

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (1,426 total reviews)
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      Rick McKenney

      62% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      Unum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,426 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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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 26, 2019

      Used to be a great place to work, now I'm not so sure

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work/life balance, the ability to work from home is useful especially as the head office is a difficult place to get to for most people. Colleagues are really friendly and one of the best things about the company Offices have been refurbished and are very nice

      Cons

      In my department some people recruited in senior positions have very little emotional intelligence and also show favouritism to certain employees who are just 'yes people'. It's very difficult to progress if you try to challenge them. Tendency to recruit externally rather than trying to develop talent within. The corporate line may say they do, but for the most part job progression is limited when you reach a certain level.

      2.0
      May 11, 2026

      Where careers go to die

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Quiet and easy life. Some good people. Out of town office in Dorking.

      Cons

      Forget career progression if you are competent as they prefer those that talk a good game and not those that deliver. IT & Change leadership is toxic and blocks delivery or takes credit for work of others. The IT estate is 'state of the ark' and the IT leadership has no idea of how their teams work in practise. The change team leadership couldn't deliver a pizza let alone a project. Organisation lacks a real strategy / objective. There seems to be an entire layer of department heads who talk high level strategy which is basically praying that AI fixes it. Constant promises from senior management to makes changes to IT or business processes but it never happens.

      1.0
      Mar 30, 2026

      How to destroy culture with weak leadership overnight

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits and a nice office. Oh and a nice coffee.

      Cons

      Joined a really positive business with clear values. Leadership change and that whole culture has been destroyed in favour of nepotism, game playing of ancient Rome political betrayal levels in only a few years. Forced office mandate enforced by spreadsheets, complete layoff of all skilled and experienced staff to higher elevate senior management. Everyone's jittery about their jobs, cost cutting has started at silly levels and they preach they want to help everyone with wellbeing. Can only see a downward spiral from here with this toxic environment.

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