I would NEVER recommend this Company - Recensione dipendente - Sales presso Protect Line

1,0
17 ott 2019
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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There were no benefits to working here!

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Would NEVER recommend this company! This company is in a league of its own and all for the wrong reasons….. Having directly experienced the way this company is run, I would never recommend to anyone, especially those who value their integrity, self-respect, family time, health and overall wellbeing. Unless you are one of the senior management team who are the “selected few” who are respected by the Directors then you are nothing more than a money maker. Even those select few in the inner circle would be dumped the minute they were deemed of no further use. The recruitment process is a string of lies from the minute you speak to the Recruitment Team, when they “sell you” what an amazing family run business Protect Line are. Although that being said they actually love the fact that they are also known as a version of the Wolf of Wall Street. I’m really not sure that is something to be proud of. They will say anything to get you in the door and get your name on their recruitment target board. Once you’ve joined you will be lucky if they even remember your name and certainly don’t expect them to even make eye contact with you or trouble themselves to enter into a conversation with you. They are far too busy trying to impress the Directors and have already moved on to more unsuspecting victims that they are trying to get through the door to make the Directors more cash!! Life Insurance is such a valuable product that protects your loved ones and therefore needs to be sold with integrity and that is certainly what most of the Advisors would love to be able to do, however this is not acceptable as it wouldn’t make the company enough money. I have never worked for a company where you are expected to work over 45 hours a week at your desk and tied to the phone. Even asking for 30 minutes early finish for a Doctor’s appointment is certainly not approved or tolerated. This company is unfortunately unlike any other company I have ever worked for or ever wish to work for in the future. I had to learn the hard way! Recruitment: learn to be honest and show some integrity to your candidates. We are not just names on a board to impress your Director. You have shown yourselves to be insincere and all about your status as the “Directors best friend” rather than genuinely wanting a career in recruitment. Senior Management: take a long look at yourselves and make sure you honestly believe you are doing the right thing by your employees. Put yourselves in their shoes and also think how your family would feel if you were being treated that way

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Risposta di Protect Line
6y
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. It has taken some time to come back to it due to the content and nature of your complaints. They are so contrasting to other reviews that we receive and to the feedback we get internally. Due to the nature of the comments that were directed at an individual, if we are totally truthful, at first we tried to get it taken down. However, that didn’t feel right to us. We believed that this wasn’t the view of the wider business but we wanted to check! It has been very important to us to take your comments and both share it internally and, as I stated I would earlier in the year, conduct a thorough anonymous survey to secure staff's opinion's, based specifically on that statements you have made. Whilst we are disappointed that you feel the way you do, having reviewed the responses of our own employees we are delighted to discover that your feelings are not shared by our wider Protect Line team. . As an example; when asked 98% of our employees said that they felt cared for by Protect Line. All of our employees said that they felt that ,as a business, our foundations are ethical and whilst you can’t always stop people bending rules, we do have the best interest of our customers at heart and we work hard to stop the bad behaviours of the minority. You stated that at the recruitment stage, we “sell” our roles. When asked, 98% of our employees who have come through the recruitment process said that the role was NOT sold to them, in fact they talked about what a great journey it was and how refreshing it is to have passionate, honest and relatable conversation at interview. Our employees also , on the whole, feel differently to you, with 86% of them happy to recommend friends or family. We were also quite surprised by your comment in regards to being able to make Doctors’ appointments. So we asked our employees if they had ever been stopped from going to the doctors – 96% said no! Thankfully, 90% of employees also disagree with your feeling about simply being “money makers” and 99% of employees said that they felt that they could work with integrity and in an ethical manner. I am sorry that your experience with the Senior Management Team was that they also weren’t thinking about the employees. When asked, the staff used words like “Brilliant”, “hard working” , “caring”,” professional;” “approachable” with the only request really being that our SMT get more time to spend on the floors, which we will make every effort to do. We also took the opportunity to ask how our employees feel about the owners / Directors of the business and the responses were that 97% felt respected by the Directors. We even addressed the more personal commentary in respect of our Recruitment Manager and her friendship with me. It made us think, and we certainly didn’t want the friendship to be a negative but were equally prepared to address it if it was. With people being given the freedom and anonymity to respond with free text, the overwhelming response was that it was not seen as a problem and in fact thought it odd that we would even mention it. Most could see that by virtue of the great atmosphere we have here and how closely people work together, that it is no surprise that fabulous relationships and friendships are formed. We are of course sorry that you did not view it that way. Our recruitment process, culture and working environment continues to get great feedback, every day. We are all here working incredibly hard to ensure that we achieve our company mission of protecting as many UK families as possible. Whilst the overwhelming responses were that people feel that they can work ethically here we are very aware that there are pockets in the business that can be exposed to poor behaviour by the minority and open to manipulation if not managed closely. We are continuously working on a programme of activity, as most businesses do, to address this and it remains a priority for us. Thankfully with an ever growing loyal customer base and early loss of staff reducing, we feel that we must be getting something right. I do want to thank you though. Going through the survey and really opening up to staff to collaborate the views of the business has been a great exercise and one that we will continue into our future.

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2,0
20 feb 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Okay salary, they train well, if you're not in sales you'll probably like working here

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If you are in sales find somewhere else, it's miserable. As soon as you leave training, it become apparent how poor the job is and the sales management that work there. Major power trips and fakeness, couldn't leave soon enough. They have a staff turnover that would make your eyes water

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Risposta di Protect Line
1mo
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re really pleased to hear that you felt supported during training and found the salary and training opportunities positive. At the same time, we’re genuinely sorry to hear that your experience in a sales role didn’t meet your expectations. We take feedback around management approach, transparency, and environment very seriously. Sales roles can be fast paced and high pressure, and creating a culture that feels genuine, supportive, and fair is something we continually strive for. You’ve mentioned turnover, which is something we’re open about as a business. As a sales led organisation with a relatively early career demographic, we do expect a degree of natural movement, particularly in roles that suit people for a certain stage of their career. Our focus has always been on providing strong training, development, and progression during someone’s time with us - whether that leads to progression internally or prepares them for their next step with greater skills and experience than when they joined. We’re also proud that many of our sales executives and leaders have been with us for over 10 years, and our overall attrition has been trending in the right direction year on year. We really appreciate you sharing your honest perspective. If you’d be open to discussing your experience in more detail or offering specific suggestions, we’d genuinely welcome that conversation. We wish you all the very best in your next role.
5,0
28 gen 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The overall culture at Protect Line is great, everyone is friendly and genuinely cares for each others wellbeing. The job itself is fairly pressured, however you are paid well to compensate this, there is no such thing as a free lunch at the end of the day so if you work hard you’ll see a very healthy income. Management are supportive and encouraging, the HR team are second to none and take their job seriously, there is no judgement from them and they treat you with respect and care. The office is clean and modern with a huge recent investment into it, it’s like working for a big tech company or something! From the top to the bottom there is a sense of togetherness so when you have hard days you’ll always have that to lean on.

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Some reviews talk about long days, that can be true, most days you’ll get out on time but some days you won’t. Sometimes the day to day can feel repetitive, however they do try to break the day up with various engaging activities or training. It is quite pressured, it’s the nature of a sales environment, but you do get used to it and the better you get at the job the less pressure you’ll feel.

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Risposta di Protect Line
3mo
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful and balanced review. We’re really pleased to hear your positive comments about the culture at Protect Line, and that you found the environment friendly and supportive. Creating a workplace where people genuinely care for one another’s wellbeing is incredibly important to us, so it’s lovely to hear this reflected in your experience. We appreciate your honesty around the more pressured aspects of the role. Sales environments can naturally be fast paced and in some cases repetitive, and we know this won’t be the same for everyone every day. We’re glad to hear that the team activities and training sessions helped bring some variety, and we will continue to explore new ways of keeping the day-to-day experience engaging and rewarding. Regarding working hours, you’re right that on occasion people may finish slightly later—particularly when they are supporting a customer or wrapping up an important conversation. However, the majority of our team do finish on time, and we have worked hard to review our standard hours and provide flexible patterns where possible to support a healthy work–life balance. Thank you also for your feedback on management styles. We recognise the importance of evolving our leadership approach, and we’re pleased you’ve noticed the steps we’ve been taking in this area. Your point about focusing on long‑term performance rather than isolated moments is incredibly valuable, and we always strive to achieve the right balance between looking at the "here and now" and the "bigger picture". It’s wonderful to hear that you felt supported overall and built strong relationships with many of the managers. Feedback like yours helps us continue making improvements that genuinely matter to our colleagues. If you have any further suggestions or would like to share more about your experience, we would be grateful to hear from you. Thank you once again for taking the time to share your experience with us.
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