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    Aflac Reviews

    Updated June 21, 2018
    629 reviews

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    Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos
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    318 Ratings

    629 Employee Reviews

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    • "No base salary, but you will quickly disciver that is by no means a draw back" (in 92 reviews)

    • "100% commission, so it takes a couple of months to establish income (on average)" (in 128 reviews)

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    1. "Agent"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great company culture. The corporate claims department rocks and made it so easy for me to fulfill promises to clients.

      Cons

      100% commission is stressful.

    2. "For Go-Getters"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Benefits Advisor in Honolulu, HI
      Current Employee - Benefits Advisor in Honolulu, HI
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Aflac full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good income potential
      Great support from Market office
      Training is excellent
      Company has brand recognition

      Cons

      Sales cycle can be 1 week to 3months. You have to have a lot in your pipeline to have consistent income

      No benefits

      Advice to Management

      Give your associates benefits, or at least a special rate for the supplemental insurance

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    3. "Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Aflac full-time

      Pros

      Great place for the right person, long term opportunity for growth into management

      Cons

      Must be willing to put in a 40 hour work week, week in week out.

      Advice to Management

      Quack Quack

    4. "Benefits Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Aflac full-time

      Pros

      Good company culture. The corporate claims department is excellent

      Cons

      Job title is very misleading

    5. "Sales Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Columbus, GA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Columbus, GA

      I worked at Aflac part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Training, co-workers, helping people, products

      Cons

      Unorganized and wish I had better mentor

    6. "Independent Sales Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Fort Lauderdale, FL
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Fort Lauderdale, FL

      I have been working at Aflac full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Make your own schedule, be your own boss.

      Cons

      No real structure. 100% commission means no sales no money coming in.

      Advice to Management

      More training to new agents before sending them out on the field.

    7. "former employee"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Aflac full-time

      Pros

      best food and hot breakfest

      Cons

      bad hours and terrible location

    8. "You determine your own success"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Aflac full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      You determine your own success. If you are willing to put in the work, you get the reward. It all comes down to what you are willing to do to succeed

      Cons

      The only thing constant in Aflac is that it is always changing...

    9. Helpful (3)

      "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Aflac full-time

      Pros

      Independence
      No cap income
      Strong support staff
      Strong company name

      Cons

      Cold calling
      Commission sales only
      No benefits

      Advice to Management

      Have a better tool to be able to find stronger leads.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Insurance Sales"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Aflac full-time

      Pros

      Your work for yourself. This is a lot of potential for earnings.

      Cons

      There is n.o real training. It's a lot of cold calling. If you don't like making 100 calls a day, this is not the job for you.

      Advice to Management

      Train your people better. Stop exagerating the ease of selling the product.

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