Pacific Life reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(684 total reviews)
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Darryl Button

68% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Pacific Life has an employee rating of 3.5 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
4.0
Aug 11, 2016

Great Old Company

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Pros

This company focuses on people. Being large, you will always find someone that isn't great but most people really treat people well. There is a quarter century club that has many people in it. Very stable and did good job keeping people on board through the last couple major downturns when times got tough. Really it is a great company to work for.

Cons

One pro, its stability and longevity of employees, is also its con. Because people have done the same task (never mind the same job) for 30 years, they are often resistant to change. The company is very conservative and slow moving on anything. The IT department needs some work too. There doesn't seem to be a coherent strategy on software. There are dozens and dozens of software that all seem to be a mess. All the purchased or built software creates a huge burden on the IT department. They also like to do massive upgrades that don't keep anywhere near the deadline. IT is well known for over-promising time frames to the point that people roll their eyes when you say when IT will have it done.

5.0
Aug 6, 2016

RSD Operations

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company; high standards, smart people, extra efforts made to develop staff

Cons

High volume work can get overwhelming to some

4.0
Jul 19, 2016

Summer Actuarial Intern

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Pros

Nice and intelligent people; Good work and life balance; Comparatively relaxed working environment

Cons

Not very 'innovational' because PL's level is already that high I guess?

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