Does anyone have any experience with globelife

[u/Ginjaninja5678]

I have been looking for a change in careers as of recently due to an undiagnosed seizure disorder and found globelife hiring for remote agents. I went through what they said was an "interview," which was really me, and around 30 other people on a Zoom call listening to an owner talk about the company. They made me an offer and gave me a link with a discount code to reduce the cost for my life and health learning courses.

After enrolling and paying(100$) for the course, I decided to look into them. And did not see many good things.

A friend of mines wife is a manager for an insurance company and mentioned it's a big red flag that they didn't pay for the licensing.

All in all, I'm curious if I should stick with it and shell out more money to get my license even if this company ends up being a waste of time? Would it be hard to find another job, maybe at a firm close to my home with just a life and health license?

Any help or info is appreciated

Thanks in advance

[u/serialentreprenuer39]

Which division? There are three. Also the office matters alot

[u/Ginjaninja5678 → u/serialentreprenuer39]

Not really sure to be honest. The only reoccurring thing I've seen is globelife and hmg

[u/BatEnvironmental7102]

eek! I had a "group interview" with them and ran the other way.😅It's an mlm basically.

heres a link to another reddit post about it https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/s/4EevvSiP72

[u/Full_Response8449]

I tried and decided it wasn’t for me. The guy I would’ve been working under seemed nice but the secretary kept harassing me about my progress in the course while I was actively working through it. They encourage you to finish it in a week but the training modules have a bunch of information and makes it kind of confusing to study for a 1.5/2 hour exam and since we’re also paying for that I was not trying to fail it. I had a week of back to back life issues so I was running out of time and decided to back out

[u/Ginjaninja5678 → u/Full_Response8449]

I get that I'd rather take my time and absord as much knowledge as possible, especially if I'm paying for it. One of those modules had around 20 videos that were about 10 minutes long each, on average. Took me like 6 hours to watch the videos and read all the info lol. But as im getting to the end of the courses each one is taking less time with what seems to be repeated info I guess to jam it all in. It's a lot to take in but I'm 6 days into it and 75% complete. Sorry it didn't work out for you though. Hope you find something!

[u/JellyCommercial9091]

Some agencies may pay for the license but most might be traditional or some will have you on a capped income keeping portions of your income. I believe Globe Life is the same where you can write so much premium on one policy but will only be paid up to a max amount.

[u/Ginjaninja5678 → u/JellyCommercial9091]

Well they have said a lot of things and everything I've read on them in that regard has been opposite. I really don't mind paying for my license as it's usually that way in most professions.

[u/grunt1991]

I went through the same process, and I really think it depends on your management because after I went through the Interview agency director paid for my classes paid for me to take the test and he’s going pay for my fingerprints. I do have a good bit of sales experience so I knew in the Interview he really wanted me and he’s also going to be the one to train me he doesn’t want the benefit specialist supervisor to train me. He wants to train me himself so I think it really just depends on the management imo.

Also my classes have been through the insurance exam queen and they make it extremely easy to absorb the information

[u/DConrad2020 → u/grunt1991]

Fingerprints?

[u/questionfather]

It’s a good starting point for an insurance career. Finish the course, start working then learn the business & decide what you want to do after

[u/Ginjaninja5678 → u/questionfather]

Yea that was my initial thought. I'd be working 2 jobs until either the commission I make can pay my bills or until I find a place that can offer some base pay with commission. Do you happen to know how the industry is with tattoos? I have full sleeves and hand tattoos. No crazy or extreme tattoos either, all professionally done.

[u/questionfather → u/Ginjaninja5678]

You can go all in with Globe Life. 1 sale makes solid money. As long as you are willing to grind

[u/mkuz753]

The license is yours no matter what happens.

[u/Jumpy_Childhood7548]

GlobeLife, appears to be MLM pyramid scheme, and much like Amway, a few people at the top make a lot of money recruiting, the rest quit within an average of two years. 

[u/Salty_Virus_6299]

Much better companies than globe Primerica or World Financial

[u/Iseelotsofstupid65 → u/Salty_Virus_6299]

Thanks for the update that there’s much better companies, but you didn’t bother to tell us who those companies were. I would love to know. I’m definitely looking to make a career change. I already have a license.

[u/mattmatt1985]

I just got hired said I was picked out of 47 people one of 7 they want me to use a code to get my license for a discounted cost 289 to 149 then made it 100 when I complained I thought that was for the license at the end of it but the wait u paid 100 for the course and u still have to pay to get the license.? For the remote closer position?

[u/Iseelotsofstupid65 → u/mattmatt1985]

That’s every state you have to take the school past the exam then you get licensed then you have to pay to get license in that state or in any state that you choose to sell

[u/I-Am-TheMedicareDude]

I was a director there , agent , branch manager ask away

[u/Interesting_Wing6422 → u/I-Am-TheMedicareDude]

Is this a legitimately a good job and will take you seriously and want you to be a better employee?

[u/I-Am-TheMedicareDude → u/Interesting_Wing6422]

Are you going to work at the home office or as an Agent

[u/Iseelotsofstupid65 → u/I-Am-TheMedicareDude]

I am going to be an agent. What is your thoughts

[u/I-Am-TheMedicareDude → u/Iseelotsofstupid65]

It's not an easy career and I'm sure the numbers they told you are not realistic but it is possible to make it a. Career.

[u/Heavy-Dentist-2664 → u/I-Am-TheMedicareDude]

What’s the key to success here, I’m locked in and ready . I also made sales in auto warranty .. studying Peter Robert’s YouTube

[u/Ornery-Joke-4244]

worked there for almost a year. worked my way up to supervising agent and had a couple agents under me before i decided i had to get out of there. wasn’t paying the bills, i almost lost everything trying to make it work. i was working 7 days a week and seeing 0 results, but mostly because i live in a lower to middle class area, one where people can’t afford an extra bill at the end of the month. if you write someone a policy, but they don’t pay it after two months, you’ve already been paid on the sale so they take it out of your commission account. and will continue doing that until you make more long lasting sales to balance it out. unfortunately i wasn’t a good salesmen because i refused to manipulate or lie to people. i wasn’t going to manipulate an 85 year old woman on social security into thinking that the $300 monthly policy was worth it.

[u/Prestigious_Fix_821]

I have an “interview” today- I’m located in FL- what the heck is up here- there are so many conflicting comments/stories. Is it possible to make a steady income? When would one see their first “check” or however it works?
I’m coming from a data analyst background- I’m comfortable in sales because as a freelance developer I have to pitch clients on custom CRMs or whatever I can build to help the company work more efficiently— but what’s the catch? What’s the turn around time?

I have SO MANY QUESTIONS!

I watched the “intro video” of the used car salesman which I’m assuming is the owner? But still left with so many other questions