Northwestern Mutual reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(8,224 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 8,224 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
1.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Cons

Northwestern Mutual is a corporate scam. They recruit you under the guise of 'wealth management,' but you are nothing more than an exploited, underpaid insurance salesperson. Once you start, they expect you to harvest your personal relationships for leads, and once your inner circle dries up, figure it out! They use brainwashing tactics such as bringing in motivational speakers to convince you to stay hooked on the promise of future wealth. Meanwhile, you are working yourself into the ground to make the people at the top richer while you struggle to survive. They don’t care about helping clients, and they certainly don't care about their advisors. Don’t waste your time or your relationships on this place, what a joke and PONZI scheme. A year of my life wasted.

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