New York Life reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,497 total reviews)
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Craig DeSanto

79% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

New York Life has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,497 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New York Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
2.0
Feb 28, 2011

Buyer Beware

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, benefits, work flexibility, work environment, company is profitable and stable.

Cons

One giant step backwards. The Company culture (driven by Human Resources) continues to embrace out dated processes, methodology and technology (we've done it this way for the last 50 years, why change)? In the rare instance that NYL does attempt something new and it becomes difficult or challenging, NYL immediatley withdraws and returns back to its former way. There is very little in the way of embracing change, nor is there a demonstrated appetite for improvment if it involves change. Average employee tenure may be twenty plus years, however, there seems to be a huge voluntary turnover with newly hired employees with two years or less service. The revolving door of new hires may very well be tied to the long serving, tenured leadership (in some instances, dinosaurs), which continues to resist improvement if it involves change.

3.0
Feb 15, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Possibility of high pay Good Training from office leaders with experience Promotion ability

Cons

Pressure Working for yourself Inability to generate business in first few years.

3.0
Feb 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are truly unlimited income possibilities but you must have a market to work before you join in order for you to survive.

Cons

You are self-employed; you bear all the cost of doing business with little support. Management expects the majority of recruits to fail and treat them accordingly.

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