Great-West Life Assurance Reviews
Updated Sep 22, 2019
Found 289 reviews
Recommend to a Friend
Approve of CEO
Paul Mahon
1 Ratings
Pros
"A great work environment with lots of very smart and creative people" (in 12 reviews)
"Good benefits, flexible work schedule" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours, low pay, lots of overtime" (in 8 reviews)
"unfair compensation, little career advancement opportunity" (in 6 reviews)
- Featured Review
"Great company"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Great-West Life Assurance
Pros
Always opportunities to grow. Training available
Cons
None. I’ve only had good experiences
Advice to Management
Continue with all your great support to your team
Great-West Life Assurance2019-03-02 "Overall, a good place to work"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Work from home, work life balance, earned days off, competitive salary,
Cons
Expensive extended healthcare benefits, high workload, constant process changes
Great-West Life Assurance2019-09-23"a day in the life"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great Salary Great Benefits Great Office Hours
Cons
Extremely repetitive , consistent scrutiny, gets stressful at times.
Great-West Life Assurance2019-08-31"Onsite perks but disconnected teams"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for less than a year
Pros
Affordable onsite food, lots of jobs to aspire to
Cons
Teams aren’t great at communicating, didn’t find the people overly friendly, quiet days in a cubicle
Great-West Life Assurance2019-09-12"Changing culture"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than a year
Pros
the culture is changing to be more at par with technology firms and larger banks. this means that there is alot of work and alot of opportunity to make your mark!
Cons
some legacy structures make it hard to move forward
Advice to Management
continue to make changes to the culture, ask more of your senior and middle management and keep up the great work.
Great-West Life Assurance2019-08-20- Helpful (1)
"Overall good place to work.....but had a lot of downfalls"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great colleauges, fun atmosphere, decent Management...
Cons
Workloads were very high, management could never agree on processes, concerns that were voiced were rarely actioned...
Advice to Management
Formulate a plan and see it through
Great-West Life Assurance2019-08-29 "Not to bad of a place"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great pay weekends off good coworkers
Cons
supervisors treat you like a child
Great-West Life Assurance2019-08-21"O.K."
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than a year
Pros
Strong Team, Good place to start
Cons
Work life balance, Stress, Culture
Great-West Life Assurance2019-08-22Great-West Life Assurance Response
August 23, 2019 – Great-West Life
We recognize the importance of work-life balance for a workforce that’s talented and diverse. Thank you for your input on work life balance – we will work to review and assess the guidelines.
"Okay to work for"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Senior Management
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good training program, clean office
Cons
Minimal support from management for ongoing file management
Great-West Life Assurance2019-08-18"Client Service Representative"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time
Pros
The best part is the pay
Cons
Management is horrible. They need to hire qualified managers.
Great-West Life Assurance2019-08-16
Join the Great-West Life Assurance team
Found 289 reviews
Great-West Life Assurance Response
August 23, 2019 – Great-West Life
Our employee-focused approach is what drives us to build a workplace environment that’s collaborative and supportive for all employees. We appreciate your input and advice. We recognize that change and transformation can be a challenge and it can lead to increasing job demands and ...
Show More