Never has a more corrupt company existed - Anonymous employee Advisors Excel Employee Review

1.0
17 Apr 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

a very basic soda machine

Cons

I'm unsure if the primary source of many of these reviews are sales-focused roles, or if the corruption has spread to paying for positive reviews. There is not a single genuinely positive thing I can say about my experience here. For a highly regulated industry, there is 0 regard towards compliance or rule following. Unregistered people in roles requiring registration is commonplace. There is no consistency given towards application of policy. All the field sales personnel know that this is the case and talk amongst themselves to spread exceptions to policy. They know that leadership has no spine and will cave at the lightest of pressure. The advisors in the field do not care about best interest, but instead lining their pockets. They are annuity pushers, first and foremost, because that is where they derive the bulk of their compensation. After discussion with colleagues, two compliance personnel had a pay disparity of 65k, for the same role. They will pay you as cheaply as you will allow. the founders are large campaign contributors to the Kansas insurance commissioner so they can fly under the radar, in a very quid pro quo scenario. One of the core tenets is (supposedly) "always do the right thing". Meanwhile not a word of that is lived. Give it time, but in 5-10 years, this institution will rival Enron or Theranos in terms of a corruption scandal. The best evidence of this claim is the exit of one of the founders who clearly knew the truth. If the remaining staff is callous enough to end a decades-long friendship in order to maintain the corrupt status-quo, what would they do to you, a new employee?

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5.0
15 May 2026
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Pros

Great culture, smart executives, very sustainable business model that will only continue to grow and grow.

Cons

Company doesn’t hire proactively and it can cause a lot of the employees to be overworked and stressed.

2.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of "culture" activities and a potential beach trip. And more free T-shirts than you could ever wear

Cons

In my experience, more effort was spent on culture than on creating a functional work environment in the creative department. This department is seen as a money losing department that the company does not want to invest in and sees as a bonus to their clients. Which it is. But no amount of donuts, happy hours or tshirts can make up for being expected to do the work without the time it tools you need to accomplish them. Management of the department seems out of touch with the most up to date marketing trends and techniques, but still expects results. It's definitely the type of place where they day things like, "this team is like a family" but when one of the "children" raises concerns about work loads, or asks for flexible work accomodations, it's an issue. It feels a bit like you're being lulled into a sense that they care about you and your opinions. But if you do work there, know that you should not be honest on your anonymous yearly reviews. You will definitely be singled out for speaking up. Go with the flow, enjoy the parties, don't complain.

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