Is Aflac legit as place of work?

[tloonya]

Does anyone knows if Aflac is legitimate company that does pay salary to their employees
or bogus 'work for bonus' shtick?

[Pants]

www.google.com

[tloonya]

Oct 27, 2014 10:03:29 GMT -5 Pants said:

www.google.com

Too much info and none I found useful

[gacpa]

AFLAC is definitely a legit company.  They are based in GA, and are publicly traded. 

[gacpa]

Have'nt you seen the AFLAC commercials with the duck?  They are so funny.

[Deleted]

I think Loony is defining "legit" as in pays salary and not commission.  They're a pretty big company and I imagine there are a lot of salary jobs as well as commissioned sales ones.

[Pants]

Oct 27, 2014 10:06:42 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Oct 27, 2014 10:03:29 GMT -5 Pants said:

www.google.com

Too much info and none I found useful

Are you serious?

[Deleted]

Here you go Loony.  First Google result of AFLAC careers.

www.aflac.com/careers/corporate_employment/collegerecruiting.aspx

[alabamagal]

They are based in Columbus GA.  Pretty good jobs, pretty good pay for employees, sales agents do pretty good but you are paid on commission.

But I don't know how many times you have to watch the duck commercial, that might get pretty annoying.

[tloonya]

Oct 27, 2014 11:01:58 GMT -5 Pants said:

Oct 27, 2014 10:06:42 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Too much info and none I found useful

Are you serious?

Yes, I am serious. In our neighborhood there is a company that sends kids door to door selling stuff. Then kids don't get paid. HOWEVER it is coming up every year summer time and google it will give you all sorts of info about this company from awesome to scam. So. When I am receiving email that says they want me so bad, they can't live without me - I am getting suspicious. Especially my resume doesn't match anything on their website.

[Deleted]

From what I read, the sales positions are 100% commission, but they advance you the first year and you receive commission every year for the life of the policies you sell.  The folks making the big bucks are the ones that hit up companies and sell to them.  You have to get your insurance sales license before they'll hire you. 

But they also have tons of other job openings on their website from accounting to building maintenance which of course wouldn't be commission. 

[Opti]

Sales agents are probably a tough gig unless you are good at sales.

That's why they are considered a scam by some.

I know someone who did it, but didn't do well enough for her to

stick with it for more than a few years.

[tloonya]

yeah, after I had not replied:



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[Cookies Galore]

I do know a few people who had great careers with Aflac. Also apparently the SE PA region Halloween parties are awesome. That's all I know.

[Deleted]

It's a good company but in the sales jobs the employee pretty much takes all the risks. Well, you're not really en employee, either. You buy your own computer (to keep track of prospects, show product illustrations, etc.). You work out of your home. You buy your own health insurance. You get a % commission on what you sell. Period. As others have said, you have to be very persistent and good at sales.

[Ombud]

Oct 28, 2014 11:47:57 GMT -5 @athena53 said:

It's a good company but in the sales jobs the employee pretty much takes all the risks. Well, you're not really en employee, either. You buy your own computer (to keep track of prospects, show product illustrations, etc.). You work out of your home. You buy your own health insurance. You get a % commission on what you sell. Period. As others have said, you have to be very persistent and good at sales.

Does it differ from other insurance companies?

[TheOtherMe]

I don't think it does differ from other insurance companies.  And most receive commissions for the life of the policy if the person is still paying premiums.

I have a friend who said his father was still receiving commissions when he died at something like age 95 on policies he sold before he retired.

[Ombud]

TheOtherMe, that's quite an incentive for the agent to say anything to have someone keep a policy no matter what

[Deleted]

Oct 28, 2014 13:59:15 GMT -5 Ombud said:

Does it differ from other insurance companies?

I agree with theotherme- that's how they all work with sales people. If you go on job boards, at job fairs, or look at on-campus recruiting, life insurance companies will hire everybody and anybody for sales because it doesn't cost them that much. You can do well at it, but you have to have the right skills and be able to handle lots of rejections.

[billisonboard]

Oct 27, 2014 11:57:02 GMT -5 tloonya said:

... Yes, I am serious. In our neighborhood there is a company that sends kids door to door selling stuff. Then kids don't get paid. ...

Will AFLAC pay you what they say they will pay for sells that you make? Is that the question?

[TheOtherMe]

Oct 29, 2014 7:59:10 GMT -5 Ombud said:

TheOtherMe, that's quite an incentive for the agent to say anything to have someone keep a policy no matter what

It is, but any insurance salesmen I've ever dealt with has come on strong.  They also don't tell the client that part.

I could never sell.  It's not my personality.  I have the personality of an accountant and did it very well.

[Ombud]

billisonboard & tloonya, I doubt a company as large as AFLAC would risk DOL violations by not paying commissions. No risk to them if person cannot sell / both profit only if they can

Yeah, TheOtherMe, I can't sell either. I'd keep thinking why not term??? Or do they really need that sweater / insurance / trinket / toy??