Sammons Financial Group Companies Reviews

Pros

Having been in the workforce for almost ten years now, I can confidently say my job at Sammons is the best one I've had. The healthy workplace culture that's advertised is exactly as promised. I believe Sammons very thoughtfully hires people that they really believe will work well with others. The work-life balance is excellent, including half days every Friday and truly shutting off when I go home each night (my department doesn't even allow work email on our phones). The benefits are generous and hard to match. I've never had a better retirement plan, and I even worked for the federal government previously. I also appreciate the flexibility to work remote a couple days a week or on an as-needed basis. While some may think working with annuities is boring, they've cultivated a culture of employee appreciation that's always keeping you involved in the community and keeping you entertained with lots of workplace activities and rewards. I genuinely appreciate their commitment to charitable giving and their employees. I got two bonuses within my first six months with the company! While I don't think anyone can truly say they enjoy going to work every day, I genuinely enjoy the companionship of my colleagues every day, and have never felt that sense of dread that many people feel going to work (and that I've felt at previous jobs).

Cons

In today's world more and more employees are looking for remote-only options, and Sammons does encourage employees to primarily come into the office versus work from home - but I am personally very social so I enjoy coming in!!!

Pros

Excellent benefits and work environment!

Cons

No substantial cons to report.

Pros

Friday afternoons off and ESOP make all the bad things disappear. 90% of the people at the company are wonderful to work with. Nice new facility in the WDM location.

Cons

Unfortunately, the 10% bad apples are in leadership. Beware of the SIG division specifically, leadership is very controlling, doesn’t trust experts or care for your opinion. They manage to make every project or initiative as complicated as possible with no regard for the manpower it takes to get these off the ground. Not willing to invest in technology or add more people to the bench to get it done. Back-to-back high-profile projects means no time to work on goals that drive your bonus.

Pros

They go to a lot of effort to make you feel loved and wanted, which I think is really all anybody wants at work--besides benefits, that is. They do a lot of remote work, so that's good. Salary is average.

Cons

There's no paid sick time! You start with 4 weeks of PTO a year, which seemed generous--until I learned that this includes paid sick time. Since 4 weeks could reasonably be considered a year's worth of vacation time, that means there's effectively no paid sick time.

Pros

ESOP. Only work until 12:30 on Fridays. Culture.

Cons

Individual growth takes a backseat.

Pros

- Truly believe and align with stated company values - Amazing benefits for the market - Ability to work from home, hybrid, or in office (whatever works best for employee) - My leadership chain truly cares for their employees

Cons

- a lot of change occurring at this time - communication across teams and departments needs improvement - some levels of leadership could use additional leadership training

Pros

Strong company with bright future; leadership that listens to employees; stability with continued growth; opportunities for development and career advancement for those who apply themselves.

Cons

While there are opportunities to grow, at times feels really difficult to get approval for additional staffing which could lead to burn-out of existing team members.

Pros

Great benefits and environment for all

Cons

Few remote working opportunities for most staff

Pros

Love the people I work with and the half day Fridays.

Cons

For a company that preaches how great their culture is, the benefits are just ok. Culture to me means you care about the employee as a whole individual, but that is not shown in the benefits. Only 2 weeks paid parental leave, which is horrible.

Pros

Great benefits, paid time off, ESOP.

Cons

Share the wealth and compensate for all of the pushing and working with skeleton crew. Many people think SD and surrounding areas are a cheap place to live and it is not.