Unum Group Reviews

Pros

comp program is good. great culture.

Cons

senior leadership is long standing, very little opportunity to move up linearly. a lot of old ideas "because that's the way we've always done it"

Advice to Senior Management

stop with the wink wink nudge nudge crap. be straight forward with your managers.

Pros

The best reasons to work for Unum Group are for the stability & pay a fair wage.

Cons

It's not that Unum Group is a horrible place to work. Just every other company I've worked for has out performed them on almost all aspects.

Advice to Senior Management

Unum is not a horrible place to work but one will quickly see their short comings working for other people. Anyone with a little bit of ambition will stick out easily here which is not always a good thing. Usually that person gets stuck with all of the work.

Sr Leadership should reassess the level of talent they have a middle management level. The company will continue to be mediocre until they change the level of middle management talent.

Pros

money benefit its a great company good PTO time that is important with this position. room to move around and grow within the company

Cons

some of the works are not that friendly. go to work do your job get your money that is what you are there for in the first place.

Advice to Senior Management

Ways to motivate team. i think it is important in this position to have people properly motivated. in some cases management lacks in that aspect.

Pros

Unum has a really great program that if you are a Customer Service Specialist or other selected positions, within a timeframe, you will be allowed to work from home. This is a win win situation for the Employee and the Employer. This program definately saves a lot of money for all involved.

Cons

The Cons of working for Unum are once in the Contact Center, trained and doing nice job at it, advancement within the Company seems a little less attainable.

Advice to Senior Management

Personally, my Manager is the most honest and up front person any Employee could ever ask for. This person is always on the top of their agenda, always immediately returns emails regardless of their workload. All in all, Management at Unum that I have come in contact with have been very helpful and friendly.

Pros

Unfair Treatment to workers and members.

Cons

Poor pay and Benefits. The people are hateful.

Advice to Senior Management

Quit

Pros

Great compensation, strong group aspect of internship that showcased elements of the company that I didn't know about due to my very focused internship. Strong relationship with mentor. Everyone was happy to have me and willing to ask questions. Great entry to a full time position

Cons

Not always enough work for me to do, need to be a self-starter to get the most out of internship at Unum. Did not work with any other interns, and due to the fact that Unum has multiple campuses across the country, often meeting where via video/web conference.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to take the time to develop fresh talent to re-invigorate an aging work force, especially in the business technology dept.

Pros

Unum is a great company to join or in my case - re-join! I started my career @ Unum directly out of college and gained training, mentorship and opportunities that proved invaluable to my HR career. Unlike most of my co-workers who remained happily employed with Unum, I relocated and left Unum. During the past 15 yrs, my career advanced and I had the opportunity to work for several fortune 50/100/250 organizations on the east and west coast. Although, I’ve enjoyed most of the companies I’ve had the opportunity to work with – none of these companies compared to Unum. So…I’m very happily back where I started at Unum with an enlightened appreciation!

Some of the best reasons to join Unum are...first and foremost, the employees you’ll work with daily – they are friendly, professional, care about their customers, the top in their field and all reflect a culture of trust, open communication and integrity.

Other reasons to work for Unum are: excellent benefits, competitive salaries, first class training, opportunities for growth and an established, yet cutting edge environment.

Cons

I can't think of a downside to working @ Unum....

Advice to Senior Management

Very impressive HR leadership & team!

Pros

Great team environment. Work life balance. Interesting work. Treated well.

Cons

Pay is fair, but could be a bit higher

Advice to Senior Management

great. fair. reasonable.

Pros

Lots of vacation time. Good salaries for the South. Room to move and improve.

Cons

Corporate inertia you'll find at any big company. Also, some underperformers are allowed to stay where in a smaller company they wouldn't last. Pretty conservative culture but not opressive.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what you're doing. Nothing but respect for Watjen.

Pros

The pay and benefits were good. Location was also good. Unfortunately that is all that was good about the place.

Cons

The lack of competent management took the wind out of the sails of the department. No system setup to move forward in one's career. Constant back stabbing in the department. That was my experience.

Advice to Senior Management

Create an environment which fosters cohesion as well as set up a system which a person can follow to move up and to learn more. Bring a more stable management base into the department.