Northwestern Mutual reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(8,243 total reviews)

Timothy J. Gerend

94% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Northwestern Mutual has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,243 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northwestern Mutual employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.8 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
Aug 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

group health insurance, health/life insurance licenses are paid for by the company since you are really running your own business, you have all the time off you want.

Cons

-no real management -basically a pyramid scheme- they filter through hundreds of people a year to get contacts, have these young guys call who they know, set up joint work meetings with someone that is more tenured in the business. After being with the company for a little bit, you find out that most of these tenured guys have there calendars filled because of these younger reps. the business is not sustainable only off what they want for your prospecting. once you run out of people to call, you are pressured to leave and go somewhere else. I would approach this company with caution, unless you grew up in a wealthy family or have a lot of contacts with people that make bare minimum of 100k a year, don't bother getting involved. -highly discouraged to do cold calling when you run out of people that you personally know

1.0
May 1, 2021

Avoid NWM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There were no pros for me.

Cons

Company sucks, company culture is extremely weird, will make you try to sell your friends insurance that they don't need, the insurance they provide is not that great and they try to use it as a financial investment vehicle which is terrible compared to other investment tools.

1.0
Aug 17, 2020

Toxic Company Culture that Refuses to Change

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The money is good, there are some good managers and some good people. At one point there was a good culture with people dedicated to helping others succeed and grow.

Cons

*Work-Life Balance is a myth. If you want a life outside of NM, you won't survive. Long work days, an expectation to be available even when on vacation or on weekends/holidays, and the only people who get breaks are parents. *Sexism and racism are unfortunately in existence at NM, especially within technology. Terrible people who step on others are the only ones who succeed in a company that is powered by a "good ol' boys club". People who speak out against the toxic culture are seen as a threat. *This company is in survival mode. They have no idea how to innovate or connect with young people. Everyone knows this because they refuse to upgrade old systems or invest in ways to connect with young people. Upper management is out of touch with reality while the company as a whole is in a downward spiral.

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