Shocking that SLF makes money - Director Sun Life Employee Review

1.0
Sep 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not many other than a regular paycheque

Cons

Burdened by cumbersome processes - unable to be responsive Creativity is discouraged in favour of these processes Salaries are not competitive - compensation practices are outdated (annual review and rating process which is subjective) Many leader across the organization have gotten to their positions through longevity and not through any real accomplishments Rampant abuse of budgets through the sales teams Use regulatory environment as a shield to control advisors Waterloo full of employees who have never worked in any other environment and likely couldn't Absolutely shocking toxicity amongst teams

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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