Heavy workload, fragmented technology, flexible hours, good co-workers - Client Manager Alight Solutions Employee Review

3.0
Feb 11, 2021
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Pros

Generally good co-workers and good front line managers. Benefits are good if you have worked there long enough. Most salary positions have lots of flexibility and most allow work-from-home now. Still a powerhouse leader in Benefits Outsourcing. Opportunity to move around if you really try. Looks good on your resume if you later decide to move to another Benefits company. Lots of Locations. They are finally trying to upgrade their systems, slowly.

Cons

If you work in the Benefits division (on a Client team, where you handle all that client's benefits) the workload can be crushing. If you are salaried expect a minimum 50 hour work week even 'off-season'. During the busy season (which is really half the year) expect to work 50-60 hours every week, sometimes more, and expect to work at least one or even two weekends a month. Like all Benefits companies, Alight is under tremendous cost pressure and the #1 to keep costs down is by managing staffing/payroll, keeping a bare bones crew on and overloading them with work. Also expect to work with a majority of offshore folks from WiPro. Many of them ARE great to work with, but some do the bare minimum. Expect to jump at any client demand regardless of capacity; Upper management can't say no because nobody can afford to lose a client or lose the business. That means work gets dumped on overtaxed teams. Opportunity for training is low, because with all the workload, there's little time for it. Also, because of Alight's use of so many proprietary systems, your hard earned skills don't translate to what 95% of the rest of the corporate world is using in terms of systems and software.

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Great company to work at.

Cons

The pay is a bit low.

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Thank you for your feedback and for being part of the team. We’re glad you enjoy working at Alight. We appreciate your input on compensation and continue to review our pay practices to stay competitive. Thanks again for sharing!
2.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Remote work with base pay. Some PTO. Telesales with scripts and all inbound pre-made appointments.

Cons

First of all, I thankfully came from another Medicare agency where I learned the backbone of Medicare education because Alight did not educate the employees on the essentials of Medicare; so I'm glad I already had that foundation otherwise I would have spiraled right on out of that position right at the beginning. I never got paid the commission I was promised. The first phone interview stated that I would receive all commission as one lump sum by the end of March. So after working AEP (OCT through DEC) I was waiting patiently for the commission from nearly 200 enrollments I completed. In Jan, I received 50% of my expected commission and never saw the remainder 50% come through. I reached out to multiple people including my direct management with no response. This position was temporary for potential permanency, I was asked to stay on without clarity and it basically turned into customer service support (and occasional enrollments.) The customer service was extremely heavy from all of the agents who did not do a great job - a lot of unhappy customers were calling in at the end of 2025 and beginning of 2026. The amount of commission per enrollment was never given to me in writing, so I had to learn a lesson the hard way. I left in February.

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