regional manager

LONDON LIFE

I don't even know where to start. You get paid $14.69/hour to work like a dog trying to meet extremely high and unrealistic productivity goals. Having past experience working for multimillion dollar corporations has made me more aware of things in the workplace. What you get compensated is a joke for the amount of stress involved in the job. You are basically told from the get-go that you have one year to do well and within the year if you don't meet your targets (to their liking) at any point in time they can let you go whenever they want, without warning.

If driving to work has always been your thing, enjoy paying anywhere between $100-160/mth on parking. I park in a lot far away from my building and walk to and from work 15 minutes each day just to save myself $60 a month in Parking fees. Aside from it being good cardio, it's ridiculous - especially in the winters. And they don't even give you any type of parking discounts or anything. Ive worked in downtown before and if you are getting paid well enough, you wouldn't mind as much. But literally over 1/8th of my biweekly pay checks go to parking alone. And right now I'm barely getting by as it is with this job. The only reason why I accepted this position in the first place is because I was desperate and it was the best option at the time. What's even worse is that you have to stay in the role for at least 1.5 years before you can move up and even then you're not guaranteed anything because your productivity goals are so high and if you aren't performing well, you're basically stuck there or you can choose to look elsewhere. I have another job lined up at the moment that I'm waiting to hear back from and if all goes well, I can't wait to quit this job.

You are assigned a TA who basically comes around four times a day to answer any of your questions around claims processing. If you end up getting stuck with the TA I have currently, she will hound you constantly to ask questions during question period. And if you don't ask questions, she will rat you out to your supervisor. You get treated like a child and get talked down to like you're incompetent. There are days when I don't ask questions just because I want to avoid the TA who makes an already depressing and boring job more difficult. The TA I have is extremely unapproachable and asking her a question is like asking for blood. On top of that, it's hard to connect with people - no one in my work area talks to each other or even says a simple "Hello." There's absolutely nothing enjoyable about the role aside from getting a paycheck - but even then it's not worth it.

If you think this is a simple data entry job, think again. The classes were long and draining. The content is so dry and for the amount you need to know, what you get paid is not worth it at all. I was blown away with how much you needed to learn during a short period of time. The topics covered were taught in a very fast manner. And then one day you are just thrown into the work and routine of things and are strictly told that you need to maintain 98% accuracy at all times. Even if you're at 95%, they still drill you and deem it unacceptable. Even if you're working at a very fast pace, you always feel like the work never ends and your numbers aren't high enough. It's brutal. It's worse than sales.

I dread everyday that I wake up in the morning knowing I have to go to that place for 8 hours of my life that I'll never get back. It's an absolute nightmare. Most of the time I'm just trying to get through the day. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for having a job in this economy but I would much rather get paid minimum wage and work at McDonald's than work here. I feel sorry for the majority of people working in my department - chances are 90% of them do not have as much experience and are working just for the paycheck. They most likely do not fully understand or are aware of the corporate structure and what their worth is in their roles. But it is an entry level position with no post secondary education requirement, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Products 
We offer a wide range of financial products and services that meet the needs of individuals, families and business owners.
 Financial Security Planning 
Financial security planning is about more than retirement—it’s about making dreams come true.
 

Retirement & Investment Products 
We provide a variety of solutions that will help you meet your financial needs including RRSPs, loans, guaranteed investments, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs), mutual funds (distributed through Quadrus Investment Services Ltd.) and more. 

Whether you’re close to retirement, or in retirement, we can help you choose the right segregated fund policies and income annuities, which can be part of the HelloLife retirement program.

Insurance 
You have a variety of needs that we can satisfy with insurance. Whether it’s life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance or health and dental insurance, we can help. 

Mortgages 
Whether you're shopping for your first home, renovating or moving up, we can help you make home ownership a reality. 

Group Benefits 
No matter how large or small your business or organization is, we can help you choose a group benefits plan to suit your needs.

Group Retirement & Savings Plans 
We offer a range of group retirement and savings plans for employees and employers.

Although I had some wonderful coworkers, the unqualified staff who were in management positions made the work environment a very negative space. There were no policies in place to support the mental health needs of employees, and I personally had a temporary contract extended rather than being given a permanent role with benefits due to my mental health (others who started a month later received a contract that included benefits). Although I was seldom absent, worked hard, had excellent ratings on calls and did quality work, the management were more concerned about the number of washroom breaks, which were timed and could not exceed 40 minutes per week (if you have any anxiety causing digestive issues, this is not the place for you).  This, along with being told not to laugh loudly, to make better arrangements when children were sick (had to leave a shift early twice in one year, this was too much), changing the rules partway through a contract and an overall terrible management style made made for a miserable year at London Life. I felt for the coworkers who were not fortunate enough to move on to better career opportunities where their skills and training would be valued. 

Was hired on a three month contract for Wealth Management special project. Loved the department.  Management was great and many fun events. Kept getting renewed first for 3 months, then 4, then 1, then 1year which was cut 6 months in.  Had to post to very low position to finally get ft but it was away from downtown where you were treated like the low level employee you were.  Run down facilities, constant stats to be met, very low morale, treated like children but a great team to work with and very simple work.  You could go home and forget about it but meanwhile, relatives and favorites were brought back into great ft jobs downtown despite their lack of work ethic.
Posted back into a new head office department with terrible management, low morale and totally unrealistic work loads, manager who harassed everyone on a daily basis and held constant meetings with trainer building an ongoing paper file just trying to get rid of you.  Barely acknowledged Christmas--held Christmas lunch at 2pm on the last day before the holidays! Got to go home 1/2 hr early! As I state depends on the department you are in.

A very good place to learn, improve, and work. 
A very serious company who gave me the opportunity to learn a lot about how functions the money management in our life.
They have an amazing system of training, efficient courses to be successful in your diplomas. It is a big enterprise. Knowledgeable. Reliable. 

After, you have to find your clients, but it is the same in every insurance company, and it is the hard part of the beginning of the job. 
I have had a lot of pleasure to attempt the Monday morning meetings, to give us punch , faith and tips in our new beginnings. 

I keep a good memory of my several months in London Life, but unfortunately heath issues made me interrupted. 

And I think sincerely , you have to feel very secure in your self to start this carrier, and before doing it, put away some back up, that will allow you to start more comfortable and entirely devoted to build your clientele.


They have a good medical plan.

Like Door to Door? Financial advising is a hard gig, lots of training, learning plus you need to be able to organize yourself to a plan. 9-10 of financial advisors will quit in the first year - that's with any Life company! 
     London Life's excellent training offers huge acceptance if you are moving over to any insurance agency looking for life licenses,.. including general insurance.
    Make your  plan A and a plan B. Don't waste money on office space, too expensive on bad months. Do your own support(support people are failed advisors). Pick a market and get calling - in person.
     All successful Advisors have one thing in common -  hard work 24/7. Like any new business,.. you eat, drink and breath your new business.   After 2-3 years? You can decide if you can take it easy on holidays. Note: there is no seasonality to financial advising, those that say there is? Are not your friends.     Good Luck!

The assistant manager in my department lacked assertiveness, was too agreeable, and failed to make rules explicit by means of electronic or paper copy (e.g., rules were basically exclusively conveyed orally, as if we have yet to invent rocks to write on, and if rules were communicated either electronically or written down on paper, then they were either vague, ambiguous or just generally poorly written). The issue with rule communication made the job difficult to perform properly so mistakes were being made frequently. 

Pay was low, but the job was theoretically low skilled and was performed by multiple demographics (some team members were old and useless whereas others were quite young and useless). 

Career prospects are decent insofar as the company has many roles that many people will strive to obtain as a life long career. 

The pay rates for roles do not always make sense, e.g., some people requiring post secondary are at a job tier below the people serving coffee.

Pay was good and there are lots of perks like health and wellness benefit and off site team building events plus amazing management conferences. 
In the end it’s not worth the stress of getting extra assignments dumped on top of a full days worth of regular work and the lack of support when there are issues with subordinate staff. There is an expectation that you will complete work on your own time whenever necessary regardless of all the regular things you do or any personal life commitments. 
Ultimately all the focus is on bringing in the money and recruits regardless of if they are suitable or not and everyone else has to do whatever needs to be done to accommodate. 

A company undergoing massive restructuring.  Most employees are under a torrential amount of stress.  Most are ready to snap at the smallest of problems.

Work/life balance does not exist for those who are in new projects, as Great West Life is trying to consolidate practices through new business initiatives which my own personal observations have suggested will fail.

Opportunities are only available to progress in the company if over educated, while still being undervalued.  The company doesn't compete with the external job market, because the corporate culture does not allow room to place importance on individuals.

Most days started optimistic, and would quickly spiral out of control.  There is a real lack of organization and team effort.  Most people are trying to just get through the day.

I worked in the 4th floor cafeteria as a dish room supervisor. First of all, probationary period here is 6 months not the usual 3 as at other companies. Cafeteria management is the worst I've ever seen in this industry. Management leads you to believe you are doing a great job and fills you with false hope. When I was released from my position just before the end of my probation management refused to give me a specific reason why they felt I didnt meet their expectations. Best of luck to the next individual who applies for the Dish Room Porter Lead Hand position. People call in sick constantly and constantly understaffed. The employees who have been there awhile get away with things they would never get away with at any other company.

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