sales associate

internal wholesaler

actuary

financial advisor

underwriter

National Life Group

The “do good” culture gets shoved down your throat from day one but is never in practice. Compensation is far below market average and even if you get lucky enough to have a manager who goes to bat for you, getting a raise or promotion is nearly impossible. Most managers won’t even bother because they know it’s not going to happen, and they’ll be honest with you about that. Many managers are very understanding about flexing remote work time around things like childcare or illness. They try to schedule vacations fairly and make sure everyone gets a break. The individual people I’ve worked with there are kind, fun, and supportive. The culture as a whole makes a big deal of caring about their employees then doesn’t. This year with the staggering cost of living increases and the increase in our insurance rates it was raised at a company meeting that most of our employees are now working second or third jobs to support their families, and would HR consider a cost of living adjustment to compensation above the annual 3% cap? The answer was basically “we pay for performance so work harder.” Saying that to people who are already doing their max at work, taking on extra jobs, and worrying about feeding their kids is callous. If you’re going to say your corporate motto is “Do Good Be Good Make Good” then consider being good to your employees.

This company tries to say that there is great work life balance and company culture is top notch. Well first off mandatory overtime happens more often than not and you are asked to work a minimum of 40 hours so work life balance yeah not there. Also company culture is shoved down your throat. You don't get to choose your involvement level they force constant culture workshops and surveys on you. Also benefits yeah health insurance is there but be prepared to pay an arm and a leg for it and co-pays. Also forgot moving up. Managers stay in the same position for their whole career until they are forced out and then they go with an outside hire. Very few people there actually care about you as a person. If you are okay with being a number and being replaced once they feel they can get someone cheaper be my guest. This once people oriented company I started working for has just become big corporate while trying to mask as a small company feel. 

The best part of this place is the people you work side by side with as they are always supportive and good people. And although National Life does provide some opportunities for career growth/resume building, its very easy to feel unsupportive by management/higher-ups. Once you become solid in a job or position, there really doesn't seem to be a solid process for advancement or internal recruitment within the company. 

The pay and benefits are solid for Vermont, however they struggle when held up against national competitors which is more relevant with the increase in remote work.

The company constantly pushes a culture message that the employees are what differentiates and pushes the company forward however that message seems hollow with the support and incentives they give on a day-to-day basis. 

In conclusion: Its good for the start of a corporate career, but after time you may have to look elsewhere.

Couldn't be but one of the best companies I've ever worked for.  With a professional atmosphere and diverse employee atmosphere, the company is run smoothly.  A welcoming office and a front desk with easy registration you can feel the awesomeness of excited lively employees.  The training it self is a eye graver and a ear openner you don't want to miss.  Insightful and we'll planned and very detailed.  Also separate training classes for the new employees.  This is where a shake of the hand really matters.  I will add that every shake is a meaningful shake.  The seriousness is light so you are able to use breaks to update your bookings and or grab a drink of water.  These meetings are start to finish one hundred percent complete beginning to end.  You, as an agent and producer leaving up dated and refresh to hit up town and make your life meaningful.

Large portion of IT personnel was replaced by programmers from India in 2004. Remaining IT personnel had to train Indian programmers while still responsible for their own work. Indian programmers were difficult to train: lied about skills they had, wouldn't share info, extremely competitive with one another. All this caused unbelievable stress for home office personnel.

National Life was originally founded in Vermont because the work force here was/still is known for its integrity and faithfulness. This first step of replacing Vermonters with an offshore workforce was the incident that caused the downhill slide of work environment and steady increase of gap between lower and upper level incomes that continues to this day.

The 'Main Street' motto on their website makes me wonder whether to laugh or cry.

Everyday involved working with clients, IRS forms/regulations and pressure of deadlines

Management for the most part was supportive, always received good reviews annually.   Department I worked in consisted of about 50 people doing various jobs to cover the whole experience of retirement planning and ongoing qualification of employer sponsored pension plans.

The everyday pressure at specific times of the years was difficult to deal with but extra work hours were put in as needed to get the job done to meet IRS deadlines.

Dealing directly with IRS agents was always a challenge but found that they do make mistakes just like all of us.

Phone calls for 1 hour a day to set appointment or out knocking doors.
Set 2 appointments a day to visit the home of a policy holder and help them with getting proper coverage.
I learned that people want value in the product or service they are looking at purchasing for themselves. I can convey that when I find their pain and how our company can solve that pain point. 
I am working out of my home so I don't have a personal connection in the same work space as the National Life Employees. 
The hardest part of my job is having enough people to see for appointments. A lead program is necessary to reach people and discover their needs and pain.
I enjoying making the sale and receiving a big commission. Which means I helped a new family. That excites me!

This is an excellent company and culture at its optimum high. I was hired and a consultant with the outside field brokerage services Premier Financial Alliance (PFA). NLG, as a backup support insurance carrier that gave us the sales team a push for our marketing and customer support working experiences. The career with NLG is the ultimate working experience with marketing insights and a chance to climb up the ladder of outside sales management leadership system lead with PFA. I cannot say more about the cultural diversity and a pool of working mentors from the Home Office to the field force. This is a full run day beyond 8 hours for those who aspire to develop their own book of business, backed up by our Life Insurance Carrier, NLG!!! The best part of the job is meeting great mentors and leaders nationwide. This is a culture to die for!

The work load isn’t terrible, very repetitive, yet variable based; they’ve been behind in the department long before I ever arrived. Previous management never made an issue or expressed urgency about it. Brought in a a new outsider manager in  to be the stickler and scapegoat. Was supposedly down her back about certain issues THEY NEVER expressed major concern about before throwing her in. Were way too passive and brought someone in not knowledgeable on the department and positions to do the dirty work. Leaving the department feeling stressed and disassociated and being micromanaged. Went from flexible autonomous work to forcing deadlines with a smaller team then even before, forcing social gathering time at the same time, implementing systems not compatible with the type of work, etc.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company itself is a decent company to work for as far as benefits and the culture go.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of communication and inconsistency with leadership. This creates an unsettling and chaotic environment.   Performance evaluation can be very subjective and also not consistent amongst leaders. There is a lot of reactiveness versus proactiveness happening. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Is the overall culture is good at the company.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It is a very busy and fast-paced environment which is nice especially if you like that and do well in that type of environment.

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