Pacific Life reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(684 total reviews)
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Darryl Button

65% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Pacific Life has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 684 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pacific Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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684 reviews
1.0
Oct 30, 2025

Don’t do it

Recommend
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Pros

Office location in Newport beach

Cons

Executive level management has no clear path for the future of the company

1.0
Oct 26, 2025

Culture is ruined

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None, used to be great.

Cons

Management is ruining this company. The 4x a week RTO is killing the culture and work life balance. After selling one of the buildings and reinforcing how important hybrid and remote work was to the company they fully went back on their word and now are enforcing a return to the Newport Beach office 4x a week. Meanwhile, some members of the management committee making this decision are remote employees themselves which is extremely hypocritical. Newport Beach is one of the most expensive places to live in the country. Many people moved to more affordable places and are now forced to decide between losing their job or commuting multiple hours a day. The company as a whole proved we were more productive in a remote/hybrid setting the past 5 years. There has already been a ton of turnover and many valuable employees have left the company.

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Pacific Life Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We understand requiring more in-office time may be challenging for some and the transition may not be easy. We’ve increased in-office collaboration to support long-term goals like strengthening our culture, enhancing team connectivity, and enabling faster decision-making. To help achieve these outcomes, we’re focused on applying policies consistently and transparently across the organization. We’re here for our employees. We recognize the impact this change can have on work-life balance, commuting, and overall wellbeing. To help make it easier, we offer our wellness reimbursement program, onsite amenities, excellent benefits programs, and many places to share feedback—including Pulse Surveys, Coffee Chats, and Town Halls. Your voice matters and we encourage you to continue sharing your perspective through internal channels.
5.0
Oct 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay and benefits - Proactive on adopting GenAI -I’m provided flexible working hours working in a global role - Financially resilient company so great long term outlook - Love the philanthropy efforts and volunteer events

Cons

None that I can think of

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