Does Ethos Life pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ethos Life employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ethos Life. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ethos Life?

82% of Ethos Life employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ethos Life 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ethos Life?

Software Engineer (14) , Product Manager (10) , Account Executive (5) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Customer Service (3) , Life Insurance Agent (3) , Manager (3) , Product Analyst (3) , Account Manager (2) , Anonymous (2) , Customer Engagement Specialist (2) , Customer Experience (2) , Customer Experience Analyst (2) , Customer Experience Associate (2) , Customer Service Representative (2)

What are the pros of working at Ethos Life according to real employee reviews?

"The team is amazing." ((in 15 reviews)); "Get to work with smart and driven people." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great work culture" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great company culture, top notch technology, great leadership" ((in 12 reviews)); "Management is supportive and genuinely invested in employee growth and well" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ethos Life according to real employee reviews?

"frequent layoffs" ((in 10 reviews)); "Managers will use constant borderline emotionally abusive passive aggressive comments to try to drive you." ((in 6 reviews)); "From the ones I know personally, communication was almost non" ((in 5 reviews)); "Long hours." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ethos Life layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ethos Life layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ethos Life in 2026.

Ethos Life reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(209 total reviews)

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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Reviews by job title

209 reviews

5.0

Jun 29, 2020

Lots of ownership and growth opportunity but very stressful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You actually get a lot of ownership here. I came from a larger company before where no one really had a lot of responsibility. That isn't a problem at Ethos. There's a huge amount of stuff to do and there's usually not enough people. I like that I have high impact projects and that I get to be part of a small team owning it.

Cons

It can be stressful working here. I know several other employees that are also stressed out. Leadership pushes hard on projects and deadlines and it's clear that Ethos isn't for people who are looking for a 9-5. I think this has become more of an issue since COVID because people are always on slack.

5.0

Jun 15, 2020

Good business, decent culture but needs work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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

Jun 5, 2020

Fast-Paced Vision, Half-Empty Sentiments

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, and multiple locations

Cons

Management and culture, or lack thereof

Ethos Life Response

6y

I appreciate your perspective and wish you had a better experience with our team. On the spectrum of how in-touch a management team can be with a broader team’s thinking and feeling, Ethos skews very in-touch. And I would say the same is true visa-versa: as you mentioned, our culture is to be super transparent with our team - to ensure our team is aligned and also because the Ethos team is incredible and deserves that transparency. - CEO Peter Colis

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Lots of ownership and growth opportunity but very stressful

Good business, decent culture but needs work

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