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      Ethos Life

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      Ethos Life reviews

      4.2

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (209 total reviews)
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      Peter Colis

      88% approve of CEO

      85% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Senior management

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      Ethos Life has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 209 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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      209 reviews
      2.0
      Sep 21, 2023

      Unorganized and mismanaged, but will likely still succeed

      Senior analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Has some smart people and it's backed by reputable investors who won't let it fail. Most people are kind and will provide you support if you ask for it.

      Cons

      There's a lack of trust between teams and leadership tends to be either inexperienced--the founders are young and basically talking heads for the board--or overly aggressive. The whole tech org informally answers to the big personalities on Product, which constantly pushes changes that are ineffective or buggy. This creates busy work for engineers and does little to move the needle. Many folks are frustrated and stretched too thin, as well as afraid that their jobs will be off-shored to India. Four rounds of layoffs in the past year have also dealt a blow to company morale, and there has been a gradual trickle of employees leaving or searching for work. Change is inevitable in a startup, but for a company that's been around for more than 7 years, Ethos feels shockingly behind in terms of quality of leadership and technology.

      2.0
      May 19, 2020

      A Vision, B Comp Benefits, C Product, D Employer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Leadership is truly exceptional at selling the vision. This leads them to be great at attracting top talent. This is also why they're great at fundraising. They've raised so much money in a short time frame in perfect timing before the downturn. They are in a great position in this recession. On top of that, top talent and investors open up so many doors. Some would say this is the biggest responsibility of a CEO. Peter and Lingke deserve recognition on this.

      Cons

      I think there’s too much money invested in this company. The stress and responsibility of raising from top VCs have led to these cons. I wouldn’t go so far as calling it a sinking ship, but it’s definitely not a place I would recommend to a close friend. Take note that the other negative reviews bring up the same concerns. *Product* The product's “technical” advantage isn't there. Savvy customers see that the product isn't exactly what was promised on the ads -- expensive, cumbersome. Employees find out after they join. Some have even left after realizing this. *Employer* The leadership is inexperienced and erratic. They are known for hiring and firing on a whim, ask older employees. Leadership rarely understands the rest of the employees' perspectives. I wouldn't be surprised if they ask employees to go write positive reviews to skew the ratings. Many employees who are good managers stopped trying to change the greater culture and have given up or have left. Overall attrition is very high, and it was common to hear phrases like "I'll leave when I vest/ get another job/ move."

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      Ethos Life Response
      6y
      I appreciate the feedback and I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy your time at Ethos. Ethos applicants and customers rank Ethos 4.5 out of 5 on both Trustpilot and Google rankings, and we have an applicant NPS of 86. I’m very proud of our product, which protects many families in their time of need. Ethos is a much simpler and easier way of protecting one’s family than the traditional industry. Like every startup, we have overcome obstacles on our journey and are always improving our product. If you’re feeling burnt out and don’t feel comfortable speaking with your manager, feel free to reach directly to me and we can talk about it confidentially and come up with a plan to help you feel less pressure. Ethos is a great place for people who want to be challenged and see the impact of their work. We have a super transparent culture where myself and our leadership team receive feedback regularly from Ethosaurs across each team. Peter - CEO
      1.0
      Jul 21, 2022

      There is a very small chance you grow your career at ethos

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The equity will hopefully be worth something someday

      Cons

      - If you’re driven to be a successful sales professional ethos sadly is not the place for you. -You’ll have insecure, unorganized and inexperienced managers who want to hover over you all day. -Managers don’t care for feedback -Managers will use constant borderline emotionally abusive passive aggressive comments to try to drive you. I’d recommend getting hair loss medication before starting this job -I was told by a manager “you’ve been average” after finishing #1 and #3 on my team of roughly 17 people in sales back to back months. -Management will constantly let you know how replaceable you are and how they’ve been interviewing great candidates for the team. I was told by a manager “there’s an expiration date on every life insurance agent”… you are a perishable commodity to them -I started at ethos in July 2021 and my team didn’t have a single person quit the first 6 months I was there. Since January 2022 when new management came in, over half of the team has quit

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