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      Sun Life

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      Sun Life reviews

      3.9

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (4,274 total reviews)
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      Kevin Strain

      90% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,274 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 Versicherungswesen industry (3.6 stars).

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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Oct 28, 2010

      think twice before you accept a job here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great staff (non-management level) lieu timeépay given for overtime

      Cons

      Very poor salary heavy workloads not addressed, despite management saying they will do something about the volume people promoted based on favouritism Too top heavy-- too many mangers and not enough staff to do the work

      4.0
      Oct 6, 2010

      Actuary

      Actuarial analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent Salary. Lots of leadership and growth opportunities. It has a friendly yet professional working environment.

      Cons

      More benefits and pay raise.

      2.0
      Sep 4, 2010

      Work/life balance - 80%+ female staff (very odd) - Incompetence - Poor Pay - IT folks AVOID!

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great work/life balance - Very friendly management - Low stress environment - Management care about employee happiness - Employee satisfaction surveys regularly - Internal facebook type community / portal -> very cool - Recent high emphasis on creating brand recognition in market

      Cons

      - Pay way below industry standards - Extremely political! Favoritism is rampant and seems be the only way to move up for most - Management spy on employees by asking favored employees to look over your shoulder (I was asked to spy on others activities while I felt someone watching me - they would rather get 2nd hand info than confront you) - Management spy on your Lotus notes calendar events and check when you're online on communicator (mgmt themselves work from home whenever they please) - No coffee/tea in kitchens! Pay for own meal at team events and lunches ('very' cheap organization even when profits are high) - Time and time again people are "thrown in front of the bus" by management and then scapegoated when things don't seem to work - someone on team gets fired/quits every month it seems - Culture of incompetence - industry best practices? let's hire "seasoned" contractors and temps that know what they are doing! - Very slow promotions process - Top performers promoted after over TWO years! Felt sorry for them. - Technology outdated - HEAVY reliance on email and lotus notes databases. IT folks - this is a company to AVOID unless you plan on becoming useless!

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