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
2.0
Aug 22, 2018
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Pros

The company does a lot to be apart of volunteer opportunities and giving back to the community. The location is fun and exciting to go out and venture different restaurants and shops. They go over and above on employee interactive activities to get people out of their desks and meeting with others throughout the company. Definitely more than other companies I've worked for

Cons

I felt overwhelmed from day 1 and this continues through month number 5 of my employment. My training period was a week to teach me the ins and outs of annunities to be able to call out on the status' of transfers. Coming in from the insurance industry, I thought I would have been easily able to transfer my skills. I was wrong. I was on the phones in my first week talking 'intelligently' to companies and our sales representatives. This training regimen was no different to be able to process applications, one of the more significant and tedious tasks of the job. One week to learn all the different working parts and special exceptions then I was on my own with my trainer on the other side of the department to ask questions. The training is barely a priority to get employees able to take on new skills as it feels they would rather have you processing poorly than take the time to properly teach. Department feels ridiculously disorganized in simple day to day tasks. NO assistance from Supervisors or upper management when the queues become so overwhelming we have to stay til the late hours of the night to prepare for the following day. Toxic department with co-workers bickering about decisions made by supervisors and senior processors. It doesn't feel there is a respect for a work-life balance among processors. Because of the 'Pacific Promise' we have to stay late or come in early to satisfy a ridiculous statement. Meetings with Supervisors feel like they are fruitful and productive until the suggestions and recommendations you voiced seemed to go ignored. You'll be listened to, but never heard. Burnout is high and quick. This department is a well-fueled dumpster fire.

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Pacific Life Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We, at Pacific Life, are committed to creating a positive work environment for all employees. If you have specific examples you are willing to share, we are interested in hearing them so we can address them appropriately. We recommend using the internal senior leadership or HR communication channels available to you.
1.0
Apr 6, 2016

Micromanagement hell with old-fashioned management style

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Pros

Good benefits; good pay with a yearly raise and bonus; nice area to work; there are plenty of good people, but they are swallowed up by poor management practices.

Cons

If you play politics, this is the place for you. You are at your "leadership" team's mercy. And they are not leaders at all - they are micromanagement moron's who have no idea how to motivate and engage a team. Don't expect a career path because there is no such thing at Pacific Life. You can only get promoted if you are a brown noser, someone leaves, or someone dies.

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