Symetra reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(483 total reviews)

Margaret Meister

88% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Symetra has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 483 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Symetra employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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483 reviews
1.0
Apr 3, 2017

Sweat Shop

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It has heat and air conditioning.

Cons

It was a nice place to work until the company was taken over by new management a few years ago. The place is driven by fear, tacit threats and overt intimidation. Deadlines are unrealistic, with many overtime hours without compensation or recognition. Middle management is a collage of odious buffoons, imbeciles, and bullies. Cubicles are tiny, and they pack us in like sardines. They took away telecommuting, gradually making it suck more and more to work there, as if they are testing our breaking point. Most of the managers in my department had no insurance or financial background; I believe they were hired based upon their ability to bully and intimidate. They would shout at us and drop f-bombs, in meetings and on the floor. I have seen women driven to tears by tirades over minor oversights. I am sure the managers never read the HR policy on Civil Treatment. I was in the business for over thirty years, and I never worked at a place worse than this. A back-stabbing environment where there is zero trust among employees and everyone fears the managers. And if you make a mistake, you will be treated at best to a public chewing-out. Keel-hauling is the preferred method of discipline. Avoid this toxic place at all costs.

4.0
Mar 6, 2017

Good company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

lots of development and growth opportunities

Cons

The pay isn't very competitive

4.0
Mar 2, 2017

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People oriented and transparent business practices. Your experience may depend on your team, but most people here are genuine people who care about doing a good job.

Cons

There are some issues with knowledge silos. There are some positions that have been held by the same person for 20+ years, which is great in some ways, but also results in come amount of complacency and reluctance to share knowledge. Also the pay is pretty average. Not really much that most managers can do about that, but it causes unavoidable turnover as you have to leave to get much of a pay increase.

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