Sun Life Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Sun Life as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great co-workers who are all willing to help each other in succeeding in their roles. The people care for each other as if they were family, which is great and creates a strong bond.

Cons – There seems to be a lack of funding for office ambiance and I guess the economy has encouraged the company to cut-back on many employee programs (i.e. education).

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sun Life full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great people, nice location, spacious office

Cons – likely no room for growth if you are starting off in a satellite office. You would want to move to head office for growth.
They work you very hard. Raises are less than inflation yr after yr.
It is hard to have your manager in another office than you, they do not realize how busy you really are.

Advice to Senior Management – Have more admin staff in your satellite office's!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sun Life full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Sun Life Financial has a solid and strong reputation on the market and is well rated on the market and financially solid.

Cons – No cons - Sun LIfe Financial is well rated on the market. Sun LIfe Financial is among the top insurance companies in Canada.

Advice to Senior Management – I do not have any advice to management. The company is very well managed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sun Life full-time for more than a year

Pros – If you have something to say or share, management will listen

Cons – Decision by consensus can take a bit too long

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sun Life full-time for more than a year

Pros – Friendly environment and Career opportunities

Cons – Management gives the impression that it does not always provide support to new ideas.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sun Life full-time for more than a year

Pros – Sensible business decisions, great people.
Care about people and have a mission to help customers.

Cons – Not interested in technology, technology is a cost of them doing business.
Bottom line focus sometimes makes for odd decisions.

Advice to Senior Management – I think a younger generation will screen companies that have dated technology and will not look to Sun Life as their first choice for employment and as customers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sun Life full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great company culture, at least at the site I was at. If the employee works hard, the company supports them.

Cons – Head office is in Boston, which has a subtle, but significant culture difference than the local service centre. Adapt to work with us, remember to include front line staff in thinking process.

Advice to Senior Management – Work to reduce upper management and trust your front-line staff more. You ask for feedback, but don't always make it safe to give it.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Sun Life as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Typical corporate environment. 9 - 5 hours. Good communication between offices in different locations. Room to move up (slowly but surely)

Cons – Lack of communication between senior management and employees. No shared vision. Lack of employee motivation and recognition.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sun Life full-time for less than a year

Pros – Room to grow. Management encourages growth within the company

Cons – Not cons at this time

Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you are doing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sun Life for more than 10 years

Pros – Stable company with decent pay with stock program

Cons – Highly tiered and very segregated groups. Generally behind the times in terms of technology.

Benefits are not great

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend