Northwestern Mutual Employee Reviews
Out of 233 Northwestern Mutual employee reviews, 91% were positive. The remaining 9% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Northwestern Mutual improve their work culture. The Sales team, with 100% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Northwestern Mutual compared to all other departments at the company. The IT team offered the most constructive feedback, with 29% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
They carry the mission and values of integrity and mutuality.
They communicate directly with the entire company, including those below the managerial line.
Review from IT Dept
Intuitive, caring, genuine, and look forward to working with other people they work with.
They have all been in my shoes, some forget what it was like when they're coaching you in the moment, but overall the empathy is genuine, and the pushing is from the heart.
Review from Finance Dept
Leadership provides helpful training and feedback. The communication within the team is phenomenal, then they communicate with the Advisors right away clearly. They are really helpful and care a lot about the success of the Advisors and staff.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Not treating people like robots
You are just a number to Northwestern Mutual. They use their employees contacts such as friends and family with a high net worth as their own prey for overpriced life insurance.
We constantly hear how we employees need to feel absorb the push to reduce expenses by giving up benefits we had already earned! But nary a word on how senior leadership’s benefits have been cut. Tough to take
Review from Finance Dept
Quit squeezing the unions with temp employees. Quit shipping jobs overseas.
Review from IT Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
I am paid for the work I do, not necessarily the work (or lack of) by others at NM.
The pension plan and bonuses. There are multiple bonuses for my job and Northwestern Mutual offers a great pension plan. Our advisors have an unlimited income potential, while Northwestern Mutual compensates staff above market value for our roles.
The annual bonus is always a nice addition to my regular yearly compensation.
Retirement, Health Insurance, Unlimited income potential
Review from Finance Dept
Unlimited growth potential and diverse income streams over time
Review from Finance Dept
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Commission only with little training about their products.
It would be nice if every change didn’t make my benefits package worse. We were told that we shouldn’t compare our monetary reward with our competitors, but to look at the whole package. Guess what - we still lag in pay
Review from Finance Dept
Need better salary increases, need to have incentive if you do good work. Its more about your political connections.
Review from IT Dept
The company takes tax breaks from the city while shipping high paying jobs overseas. Greedy company, squeezes unions and pretends to care.
Review from IT Dept
NM has rested on its laurels of job security for too long as a reason for underpaying, if they want top talent, it will cost them.
Review from Engineering Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
They are focused on the success of our clients
They really are all like family now at this point....
Review from Finance Dept
They provide value in both my professional development and personal development. It doesn't feel like work meetings, it feels like a group of close friends meeting to discuss office improvements and the wellbeing of our Advisors, and office. The leadership team really cares.
My team is collaborative, smart and just fun to work with.
Support each others businesses and innovate together
Review from Finance Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
They usually just keep to themselves it’s a very eye for an eye environment.
Co-workers are fine, but most of my peer group was laid off or were forced to retire.
Review from Finance Dept
too much group think and not enough individual problem solving and critical thinking skills
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
We typically have a healthy supportive competitive nature with a focus on the client's best interest.
We have work outings and gather together for lunch when we have any chance we get!
Everyone here has the same goal of providing clients with the best possible care. Its a hard working fast paced environment that helps keep everyone productive. Our office does an office activity every month for team building and fun way to get to know each other. We play sports and explore our city
People are very open and happy to network. The culture focuses heavily on building relationships with people throughout the organization.
Every one thinks bigger for their clients and communities
Review from Finance Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
A better pay structure with a minimum salary.
What did you like most about the interview process?
The ability to meet several people from the team.
Review from IT Dept
They asked questions about what I was looking for in my future plans.
It's a long process but after starting here, it makes sense. The fallout in our industry is really high so they make sure to bring in the right candidates. They are very thorough and selective to make sure their incoming Advisors are successful.
Interviewing with people at various levels - my future manager and their boss, as well as interacting directly with future teammates to get a feel for the team dynamic.
Very thorough. Very informative m
Review from Finance Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
They give you the illusion that you can get hired in. You will not. They don't want to provide benefits or decent pay.
Review from IT Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
offering solutions to my clients problems.
Working with my co-workers and creating goals.
Being able to do good work - day in and day out - we're delivering work that meets our consumers needs.
The clients, culture, services leadership
Review from Finance Dept
I love that every day pooks different and we are seving a diverse group of clients that we get to choose. My team are alot of fun to be around, and my time meeting with clients makes me happy.
Review from Finance Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Low compensation and terrible training.
What do you like best about your company?
The sense of purpose and their philanthropy.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
I'd like to see morale to improve, as well as commitment to working hard