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      Sun Life

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      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (4,276 total reviews)
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      Kevin Strain

      90% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,276 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sun 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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Jun 18, 2015

      Financial Advisor

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You can control your own schedule, as you are a self-employed business person. If you are motivated you can work hard and be in charge of your own earning potential.

      Cons

      This is a high-pressure sales environment. There are also mis-aligned incentives as insurance sales commissions do not incentivize advisors to continually take care of their clients. The training and supports are not exhaustive and you must really be a self starter and willing to figure things out for yourself.

      5.0
      Jun 11, 2015

      Great place for a career

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent opportunities, vision, focus on the customer

      Cons

      None that are worth mentioning

      4.0
      Jun 9, 2015

      Business as usual but the ability to partner work with smart people

      Finance/actuarial
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Different sub-divisions have different cultures. The focus of the organization changes between Geographies of growth i.e. international vs. domestic (Canada) as well as domestically it focusses more so to invest in the more smaller BU's which are making decent Turn over for SLF for e.g. Investments/Individual. The Group Business appear to be more of a stable businesses and are merely becoming a production facility which are expected to contribute substantially to meet financial deliverables The Group division where I work Finance/Actuarial seem to be a knowledge house and some of the very talented smart statisticians work in this area which allows enough opportunity to keep one mentally challenged enough Culture somewhat laid back albeit lots of Ad-Hoc work keeps coming down the pipeline as well

      Cons

      Lack of Work Life balance (limited work from home opportunities) Lack of a defined career progression HR not upto Par in offering any support whatsoever

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