"I've been with the company almost four years. Almost all the people I originally knew are no longer with the company. The turn over for the sales agents and agency staff is unbelievably high--a quick revolving door. And many agents talked about how mean the company was at dismissing them... charging employees high fees, even some being turned over to the collection agencies because they didn't pay their office rent in total. Yes, you have to pay for everything when your sales are slow. The company uses an antiquated sales agency system. If you sell a lot "your expenses" are covered--meaning the company makes so much off your commissions it can pay your rent for you and even some office supplies. Yes, don't be surprised if an agency charges you for making copies on the copier. Some times these fees seem random like Home Office just decides one month to charge agents and see if anyone complains. There is a big disconnect between the local agencies in each state and the home office. Unless you have plenty of cash on hand and you like to push for insurance sales, I'd suggest finding a better company to work with... one that offers its employees something. This company doesn't offer its sales employees anything except a quota that you are supposed to meet or you get terminated."
"Comfortable job, but not rewarding."
"I made a decision to leave the mortgage business to get back into financial planning. I went with a specific manager in the Annapolis office. I had to have knee surgery 6 months into the position. While I was out they fired the manager,closed the office,fired his supervisor in the Virginia office and brought in someone from San Francisco. I would prefer to explain the rest of the story during an interview."
"The company is profitable based on several acquisitions made during the 90's. At the field and agency level the people are great however from an corporate sales level the company is interested in maintenance and managing the risk of the existing products as opposed to growth."
"Great company! Location well also."
"One of the toughest jobs around. There is lots of potential to make good money, but this means having no life and seldom seeing family and friends, as you have to work long hours and weekends and evenings."
"Company is good."
"Home office is great. They provide tons of assistance to new agency tech specialists, more than I’ve had at any other job. The agency itself doesn’t have much room for career growth and technology is not a priority. Salary is stagnant and not competitive."
"I've worked for Mass Mutual for 4 years. It's a good and structured financial company and they really care about the customers and their financial stability for future enjoyment."
"I have worked at MassMutual for 6 months and found that you cannot find people who have tenure beyond 1-2 years. There have been several reorganizations since I started resulting in new managers. With that being said, I enjoy the people that I work with and the work is interesting. I am learning a lot."
"Good company, plenty of opportunity for growth if you're willing to work!"
What do you like about working at MassMutual Financial Group?
"Opportunity to grow, good front line managers, great benefits, good location"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Know your stuff., talk about real life examples, understand that culture is the hardest thing to change with standards and process adoption"
What don't you like about working at MassMutual Financial Group?
"Slow decision making, misaligned business and IT strategies, disparate IT strategies in federated system."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Trust your employees, help them understand the importance of knowledge management."
MassMutual Financial Group has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 38 MassMutual Financial Group Review Ratings left anonymously by MassMutual Financial Group employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at MassMutual Financial Group.
MassMutual Financial Group employees earn $55,000 annually on average, or $26 per hour, which is 17% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 28 MassMutual Financial Group employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find MassMutual Financial Group Salaries by Job Title.
95% of employees would recommend working at MassMutual Financial Group with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated MassMutual Financial Group 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at MassMutual Financial Group is a Lead Developer at $200,000 annually. Browse MassMutual Financial Group Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at MassMutual Financial Group is a Event Manager at $16,000 annually. Browse MassMutual Financial Group Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at MassMutual Financial Group to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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