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      Quietly laying off the worker bees and retaining many low quality AVPs and VPs - Manager Pacific Life Employee Review

      3.0
      Jul 27, 2023
      Manager
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      Pros

      The recent merger of two divisions continues to be chaotic and super stressful ar least for us worker bees. The company has been silently laying off middle management (as in no announcement they are just suddenly gone). What is amazing no layoffs of AVPs and VPs - there are a lot them btw and many are quite worthless. It is to be expected to have layoffs in this type of merger but the secrecy and gutting of the people with the actual knowledge (especially IT knowledge of legacy systems) is depressing and stressful

      Cons

      More VPs and AVPs than needed creating major bureaucracy and depressing lack of staff to do the actual work. Offshoring of IT talent has created major gaps and issues.

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      5.0
      Jun 29, 2026
      Continuing education coordinator
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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

      In-person requirement of four days a week is not consistent. There is lots of flexibility with that, though.

      3.0
      Jun 12, 2026
      Anonymous employee
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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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      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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