I am very dissatisfied with the leadership here and have been trying to leave for three months now. I still haven’t found anything much better, but I’m not giving up. I'm getting less and less picky though. Are there any of you who would accept... — read more 

Was NS fired for lack of vision or he quit because of NM culture?

NW has become a nursery of talent for other companies. I personally know a few people who have gone to direct competitors where they are now paid more. Interestingly, they also say that they now work even more than they did here but don't complain... — read more 

After all, I have sent a lot of applications and I am sure that a new opportunity will open up for me. But it is still not clear to me why underperformers here are more valued than me and anyone who has given their best. It is humiliating... — read more 

Has anyone else seen Don V's data organization featured in the Apple TV series about WeWork? If you watch the show it pretty much show's his vision (or lack of), just smoke, mirrors, and smiles. If you dont have Apple Tv then just watch the... — read more 

Do you still like working here? What makes you stay here?

Careers section touts 401k match as a benefit but I heard it hasnt been offered in 2 years. Is this true? How does a company with so much $$ not take care of employees?

Data org is total chaos and unethical practices. Don has been in way over his head from the start. Continues to hire and reward incompetence, he brought in such winners like anju, joey, aaron. But directors always report everything is perfect and... — read more 

I’m not sure when it happened, but I recently realized that little by little, I have completely lost my work/life balance. I’m constantly working, including evenings, weekends, and even holidays. Yes, I make good money but my quality of life has... — read more 

It's funny how quick the leadership is to let some of our best people walk away just to realize it takes two or three new people to do the same job the person who left was doing on his or her own. I see this happening over and over again. How is this... — read more 

Finally the leadership got rid of the pharmacy tech folks who basically bamboozled us with the trickery and falsehood of their fancy tricks and the game shows they put on and in the process obfuscated as away from their inability to execute. Sadly... — read more 

NM not only managed to oust the only effective tech leader we've had in the 15 years I've been here, but they now intentionally break it up to a similar dysfunctional structure we only recently crawled ourselves out of. NM is the home of "repeat... — read more 

This guy needs to go. Nothing but "Yes" people around him. Has people under him that giggle like little kids and nothing gets accomplished. Some of his people do nothing but travel around pushing women in technology and talking about white male... — read more 

Identity as a tech focused company never was a real thing, nor will it ever be.

Attrition is way beyond expectation. Making everyone below P4 work 15 hours a day. Giving cheap contractors from HCL, Infosys and Wipro too much importance. NM has to realize that the products they are making is not worth investing on, and cheap... — read more 

Not only do I think that Northwestern Mutual is continuously losing its competitive edge, but also I think that I am less and less marketable the longer I stay here. What do others think about the competitiveness of this company? I will be leaving... — read more 

The HR environment at Northwestern Mutual is more political than the US government thanks to Don's culture. Like mentioned on many posts prior he has brought in his own women and men that he has worked with in the past and has created a pecking... — read more 

Time to relax, my friends. We're good for a while.

According to survey results released recently, nearly 3 of 4 (73٪) employees (or as the Chief HR Officer puts it, "half our employees [50%]...") have experienced an impactful amount of burnout over the past 6 months. He then deflects: "We know... — read more 

NM manages to it's ability to pay policyholder dividends. And like it or not, Schlifske and his management team are earning high marks for their navigation of the company. I worked as a Director for NM for a few years. Fine company, but I was blown... — read more 

The moment nepotism overshadowed meritocracy was the moment NM started to sink. When experienced, knowledgeable people who work hard see those whose greatest talent is brown-nosing get ahead instead of them, they take their experience and knowledge... — read more 

Don Robertson has brought up in employee town halls and other forums that Northwestern Mutual pay's for performance. What employees have seen is nothing farther from the truth regarding their merit which will average ~1-2 percent this year. What we... — read more 

There have been rumors that a CEO transition is in the works. Probably C mitchel or Aditi.

Just checking. If anyone has any info, please share.

I resigned because this company is not even close to the one I started working for. The atmosphere is horrible, there is a huge lack of respect, the least valued are good and loyal employees, long-term plans for this company are behind smoke and... — read more 

The party is over! They're dropping like flies

How is NM going to handle the Federal / OSHA vaccine mandate? January 4th is right around the corner. I don't think the new mandate will allow working from home as being in compliance. Anyone with a brain new this was coming when only 58% of the US... — read more 

Retirements 'offered' for 12/31/21 in order to get health insurance in retirement are upon us. Employees are in their last weeks. Are there any concerns... — read more 

Don Robertson has just released a new policy that you must be return to in campus by January 2022. What we are hearing from friends that work there is if you do not return your career and job will be on the line and it will be a 5 day a week pre... — read more 

People will publicly take credit for your work. If you work hard and aren't part of whatever "club", just know that someone else will pass off your work as their own. I actually think this is the worst I have ever seen this behavior at NM although... — read more 

Below article says it all - leadership never really wanted to support flexibility and they're ready to start making a push for people to come back. So much for the talk of flexibility and a modern culture - would have been nice to skip the pretending... — read more 

Schlifske is trying to change the mandatory retirement age for the CEO so he can stay on longer. Please someone stop him! He ruined NM. Lets try to get a quality leader to replace him. He is not fit to lead NM.

Management doesn't know how to deal with slackers. So they let them sit with their cell phones, watch videos on their computers, and romp around singing and dancing. The work has to get done. That is where you come in. They shove the work on the hard... — read more 

When I saw which employees are being promoted, I gave up on wanting to be promoted here. I tried to bring new values and I worked very hard and I still haven’t been promoted. Now things are a little clearer to me and it would even embarrass me to... — read more 

What I got as a hard worker is just more work. I don't envy people who are relaxed and stress-free here, everyone deserves such working conditions, but isn't it unfair that work is so assigned that someone is overwhelmed with work while someone else... — read more 

NM executives praised the financial records broken in 2020. Yet this company continues to take away employee benefits and disrespect home office employees. If the company is doing so well, why was it necessary to take away the 401K match?

Post and subsequent chat posts removed. We all know how & why that is being done. Once again proves that these sites are fairly useless.

At first I thought that this company only lost direction for a while, but now I see that this is almost a lost cause. I understand that running a company is not as simple as it seems from a worker’s perspective, but some business moves shock me quite... — read more 

I have a friend who asked if we were hiring because he was recently laid off. He has a family and while he is not the sole provider - he was the main source of income. While he has the experience and knowledge to be employed here, I just don’t know... — read more 

Why the hell would NM spend $166 million when employee benefits have been reduced? We are in an economic crisis and the company has found a way to yet again waste resources when it should be used to invest in their... — read more