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
Apr 30, 2026

Good pay and benefits, but poor management support

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits and pay with bonus

Cons

Management has declined where they are overly controlling over work hours and office presence , as opposed to valuing your work product. They do not care to invest in you and help you grow in your career. They will turn on you in a second if you dont meet their agenda.

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Pacific Life Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you recognize the pay and benefits Pacific Life offers. We understand that expectations around management support, work structure, and career development can differ across teams, and we continue to focus on strengthening leadership practices and communication across the organization. We expect leaders to act consistently with our values and policies, and we continue to reinforce those expectations through leadership development and ongoing feedback. People Business Partners are available should you wish to share additional feedback.
2.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are decent

Cons

Working here has been one of the most unorganized experiences of my career. The communication within the department is honestly abysmal, and while management says they take feedback, it’s rare to actually see any meaningful action taken. It feels like a lot of the back-office teams don’t have a solid grasp on how to run their departments effectively, which causes a constant ripple effect of delays and mistakes. Unfortunately, it’s the customers who end up upset, and the front-line staff are the ones who have to deal with the fallout of these frequent errors. Management also has a habit of implementing new practices or changing procedures constantly without doing any real research first. Most of these changes don't make sense in a practical setting and just add more confusion to the day. This isn't helped by the training, which is almost nonexistent. The knowledge base is too basic to be useful for anything complex, so you’re forced to rely on word-of-mouth. This leads to a lot of conflicting answers depending on who you ask, making it impossible to feel confident in the information you're giving. Also for some reason, a lot of the employees are very rude and quite curt in their responses when they are simply being asked to do their jobs. On top of the operational issues, they keep piling on extra responsibilities without even mentioning additional pay. To make matters worse, the new hybrid initiative has been handled very poorly. Those of us who were hired as remote workers have been left in total limbo with no clear answers about our future, which makes it hard to feel any sense of job security and also makes it impossible to grow in the company. It’s a frustrating environment where the expectations keep growing, but the support and compensation stay the same.

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Pacific Life Response
2mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We know that experiences can vary, and we’re committed to fostering an environment where employees feel supported, informed, and respected. Feedback like this is reviewed internally to help us reflect and continue strengthening how we support our teams.
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