Performative activism masquerading as progress. Unreal expectations and zero leadership accountability. - Anonymous employee Equitable Advisors Employee Review

1.0
Mar 25, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits, once you qualify, are decent. If you go into this business with a mentality that you will build your resume and leave after one or two years then it might be the place for you.

Cons

Retaliation culture under a “we’re a family” mantra. People are “incentivized” to leave good public reviews. I recall a message going around with incentives for leaving a 4 or 5 star review on Glassdoor. Internal polling shows a different environment. Far from what you see on public forums. There is an expectation that you can somehow outperform unequal working conditions and standards. This is a social club type of environment, you either fall in line or “you don’t have what it takes”. Management is constantly claiming to fight inequality, but if you do not meet the model minority model, then you are not deemed “qualified” for the job. Company has been silent about recent racially motivated events, yet still claim that they are fighting inequality.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Very fun work place and great work environment. Awesome incentive trips, great culture. Good management. Very motivational culture. Very lenient schedule depending on manager.

Cons

Bad pay within first couple of years. Back paying salary through "recovered commissions". Not much support in terms of finding clients.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Complete freedom to build your book of business anmd schedule.

Cons

Horrendous place to start. Managers run their own practice and have little to no time to actually help you outside of your joint meetings so you're on your own. They only give you 2 options to get clients, cold calling or their retirement benefits group through schools. Basically the whole advising piece is to just to sell life insurance and annuities. The support staff is thin so you're kind of on your own with paperwork and compliance docs. They just genuinely offer you nothing. No help with covering costs (you pay for all your licensing and marketing materials), they even charge you for using the company laptop and fees for programs you will never use. They will mislead you about the commission payouts and you only really get something if you get them to buy an annuity or life insurance. If you also have a remaining balance of any fees when you leave, they will literally sending you threatening letters demanding the money and threaten you with claims court if you don't pay it back.

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