Friendly people to work with, but poor compensation and zero discipline of poor performing employees. - Anonymous employee Pacific Life Employee Review

3.0
Jun 21, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits (health, 401k, company contribution). Friendly people to work with and no fear at all of being fired no matter what. Conservative and stable company.

Cons

Very poor compensation for the market we live in. HR is well aware of the "PL discount." What I mean is that compensation relative to peers is very very poor and with that means you can work here and have no fear of being fired and no need to work very hard or perform well . They are not progressive at all and an extremely reactionary company. Management allows people to get away with a lot and seem not to care about poor performing employees. They talk a lot about employee growth, however, the best way to get a promotion would be to leave the company for a few years and come back at a higher level. The only flexibility in work schedule is if you ride a van pool you can adjust your hours accordingly. Other then that there are zero opportunities for any other times of flex schedules (work from home, 9 80 or 4 10 schedules).

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5.0
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Pros

What I'm most grateful for is my team and the culture. Pacific Life is full of supportive, knowledgeable, encouraging, and just genuinely great people. I feel challenged, appreciated, and lucky to be a part of this culture.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and great team members!

Cons

The Return to Office policy is driving away one of our talented team members. Blindsided by reorgs. No polls done to determine what is best for our team.

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Pacific Life Response
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Thank you for sharing your perspective and for recognizing the strength of your team and our benefits. Our in-office approach is designed to support collaboration and connection across teams, while still offering flexibility through one remote workday per week, along with our flexible workdays benefit, which allows for additional remote days throughout the year. Feedback like yours helps us continue learning how this is experienced day-to-day across different roles and teams. We appreciate you taking the time to share.
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