Ethos Life reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(210 total reviews)
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Peter Colis

88% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ethos Life has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Ethos Life employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.5 stars).

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210 reviews
5.0
Jun 15, 2020

Good business, decent culture but needs work

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Pros

Ethos ticks most of my buckets: - strong vision - business model makes sense - actually solving a problem (I've personally had to buy life insurance before, and it's a crappy experience) - really smart & talented people - agree with comments here about lack of politics

Cons

I read some of the reviews on here - and sort of agree/disagree with the transparency aspect. I've been part of companies where we've had to let people go before, and it's always awkward and comes off not-transparent. I also agree that leadership team should've been setting expectations better from the get go of COVID. Also culture here tends to be more top down (e.g. leadership team thinks of initiatives, we work on them) - I think they are trying to change, but hasn't totally materialized yet. Overall, not the worst, but not the best.

3.0
Sep 28, 2024

Fine

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Pros

Had a great manager and supportive peers. Really nice people. Culture is a WIP but given most people are remote the culture is pretty strong

Cons

Unfortunately there was a bit of a bait and switch that happened after I signed my offer, and it didn’t end up being a sustainable job for me.

5.0
May 2, 2023
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Pros

A company that is focused and disciplined on progress. Extremely results oriented. Amazing people to work and learn from. So much product velocity as every team is shipping highly impactful features almost regularly. Open and honest environment with no BS. Equity will be worth something.

Cons

Last year has been challenging for tech industry overall. Ethos was extremely proactive in cutting when needed and now growing. Every company went through multiple RIFs but Ethos went out of its way to be transparent about it and generous to affected teammates. This is what is making us win now. All our competition is dying one after another while the team here is accelerating. Startups are hard and creating a successful one is even harder. So its not for everyone. I am glad we are one of the companies that will come out stronger from current downturn.

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