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189 Ratings
Pros
"Good work life balance in place" (in 105 reviews)
"work from home, lots of room to grow/move" (in 23 reviews)
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"It really adds to your resume and the work life balance is amazing" (in 24 reviews)
"Little to no respect for employees" (in 8 reviews)
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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Work life balance is amazing, teams and leadership are collaborative
Cons
Maybe a little move swag
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
There are smart and passionate people who work here. If you want to be challenged and learn about the corporate world, this is a great place to gain experience.
Cons
Don’t forgot you are nothing but a number here who contributes to the bottom line. After 20 years, I left this company because of better opportunities elsewhere which included better pay, work-life balance and less cut-throat culture. Canada Life doesn’t reward long standing employees by developing them and paying industry rates for their experience, but instead looks for outside talent to fill new roles (for more money) to show their board and executive leaders that they are being “innovative” by bringing in fresh talent, even when these skills exist internally.
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Worst job i've ever had
Sep. 5, 2021 - Disability Case Manager in Vancouver, BCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- salary is decent, although not when you consider the amount of work expected of you and the unpaid overtime you will be expected to do.
Cons
- Terrible work life balance especially when starting on the team, unable to take annual leave. When provincial holidays/ annual leave are taken employees must complete work for the absent period. - Poor management - Poor annual leave - Poor team integration - Terrible support team - finance team / admin team
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Work life balance if you aim for it.
Cons
Easy to keep your job despite being incompetent and difficult to get promoted if you are hard working and skilled
- Current Intern, more than 3 years★★★★★
Will work you hard
Dec. 31, 2020 - Team Leader/Specialist in London, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good compensation, vacation and benefits/ pension. I stay for the money. Seems like a company that is trying to do the right thing.
Cons
Not great at work life balance. I think this really depends where you work. Some jobs are crushing while others seem ok. Internal recruiting is a joke. Never take transferable skills into account. It depends on who you know and leaving recruitment to the hiring manager is a big mistake. “Talent acquisition” are not great at fleshing out well...talent. Rarely is performance taking into account, how do they assess applicants? I am not the only one who feels this way. It is who you know. I was dying to excuse myself mid interview when I was asked to recount an embarrassing moment...this was for an asst mgr job! Technology is so far behind that it is hard to catch up.
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- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Decent work life balance, pay is reasonable and typically you work as part of a great team
Cons
Constant changes, no job security, clearly shareholders are the only important people.
Continue readingCanada Life Response
Program Manager, Talent Acquisition
At Canada Life we’re committed to providing an inclusive and safe environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and heard. Our aim is to maintain a diverse culture that promotes an equitable workplace, including diversity of ideas, approaches, disciplines and learning. We’ve recently taken a stronger stance toward increasing representation on our Board and within Senior Management. We’re confident we’re taking the right steps towards increasing diversity and fostering a culture that is inclusive for all and truly reflects Canada’s diverse population. Inclusivity, respect and integrity are core to who we are . When organizational changes impact the roles, our top priority is to treat each employee fairly and respectfully, and we work hard to balance organizational transparency with respect for individual privacy.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Salary should be better
Nov. 7, 2021 - Associate Manager in Toronto, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good place to work with good work life balance
Cons
Salary can be better than what it is
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Good work-life balance/High turnover
Oct. 17, 2021 - Senior Auditor in Winnipeg, MBRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good work-life balance, great company culture and colleagues
Cons
Unexpectedly high turnover within company.
- Current Intern, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Work life balance, positive work atmosphere, great development opportunities and support, great leaders in the company.
Cons
There isn't really many downsides to working for Canada Life I would say unless you have a preference for working in Toronto, Canada Life actuarial roles are mainly located in London.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Meh
Sep. 4, 2021 - Intermediate Systems Operations Support Specialist in Winnipeg, MBRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Large company lots of Good benefits
Cons
no work life balance bad management
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