Aviva Canada Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated Feb 12, 2020
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Jason Storah
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Pros
"Good work life balance, good benefits" (in 15 reviews)
"Building and amenities work from home" (in 12 reviews)
Cons
"Tremendous disconnect between upper management and workers" (in 9 reviews)
"There is no work/life balance for front line management" (in 7 reviews)
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"Great Organization"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than a year
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Great people, lots of flexibility, good work-life balance, reasonable workload, amazing benefits, volunteer days, extra week paid vacation, career advancement, and good communication from leadership.
Cons
Sometimes very busy, emotionally challenging work, strict rules about privacy.
Continue readingAviva Canada2019-12-12"Great Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than 3 years
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Excellent culture, systems have significantly improved, forward thinking, respectful of underwriters, flexible work environment, ability to work from home, work/life balance, lots of opportunities for advancement.
Cons
Pay is not competitive with industry standards, a lot of changes can be good but sometimes they're difficult to keep up with
Continue readingAviva Canada2020-02-13"Good work/life balance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than a year
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Minimal pressure, good work/life balance, nice coworkers to work with
Cons
Job responsibilities are split into way too many teams. This shrinks exposures to other areas of the company.
Aviva Canada2019-11-22- Helpful (1)
"Amazing Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than a year
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Salary, work-life balance, co-workers, flexible hours
Cons
Clients can sometimes be angry.
Aviva Canada2019-10-22 "Great culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than 3 years
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Good work life balance, good benefits
Cons
Markham location makes commute from the West and downtown difficult
Aviva Canada2019-09-13"Good place to work!"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than a year
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Friendly culture, flexible schedule, good work-life balance
Cons
Low compensation structure, old working systems
Aviva Canada2019-08-06"Law clerk"
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I have been working at Aviva Canada full-time
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Good work life balance, work from home days
Cons
Very corporate culture and hard to move positions
Aviva Canada2019-03-25- Helpful (2)
"Aviva"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time
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- work/life balance - compensation - flexibility
Cons
- complexity - agility/responsiveness to change - resistance to improvement - professionalism is lacking - culture of fear
Continue readingAviva Canada2019-02-11 - Helpful (1)
"Great company to work for !"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than a year
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-Great work-life balance -Possibility of working from home -Good and cheap benefits package including retirement plan, volunteering days, fitness allowance and much more -Lots of flexibility and autonomy in work -Good managers for the most part -No dress code -Growing opportunities
Cons
The insurance industry is going trough some changes so some departments have been affected. Overall people are friendly, I would definitely recommend this place
Aviva Canada2019-01-04 - Helpful (2)
"Fantastic Work/Life Balance - Low Pay in Comparison to Industry Average"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Aviva Canada full-time for more than a year
Pros
-Work from home options-Corporate gym membership-Ability to purchase up to 5 additional vacation days-ability to contribute to RRSP's directly from pay-ability to purchase company shares-Most managers encourage a healthy work/life balance-Free parking at Markham office-Subsidized meals in cafeteria-open concept/modern head office-diversity and inclusion initiatives in place
Cons
Entry level employees are paid less than industry averages-very uk centric company-promotions are given to people in USA/UK/Europe before canadian employees-lack of transparency when decisions are made that directly affect you-they aim to "kill complexity" but the company has a lot of complexities in place-bonuses are based on what managers think you deserve
Continue readingAviva Canada2018-05-02
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