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
Mar 9, 2016

Business Analyst III

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly and work together to get the job done.

Cons

Management is clueless about everything! They have no idea how to run a project and assume people will work late nights and weekends to finish a project that they gave unrealistic deadlines too. Not enough people to get the job done. They would rather meet a date with a project than have a better quality project a few weeks later.

3.0
Mar 5, 2016

Senior Compliance Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Larger company with reasonable benefits. Employees were great to work with.

Cons

Management is slow to change. Salary reviews were a farce.

4.0
Feb 25, 2016

So far...so good...

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation is competitive - Eligible for performance bonus yearly - Sick Time and PTO are separate; you get 1 week of sick time at the beginning of the year - Bus pass is subsidized - comes right out of your paycheck ($10/paycheck - maybe) - Great on-boarding "welcome to Symetra" type training/orientation - Education reimbursement/assistance - Only have to work for 6 months in position before looking for other jobs internally - Ergonomic workstations (raising desks) - Multiple computer monitors - Accommodating to new hires (equipment, supplies, etc) - Lots of Symetra "swag" when you start; my cube is covered in it :) - Great location (convenient to walk to restaurants, grocery store, transit center, etc) - Wellness incentive program (discounts on insurance with participation) - All employees are issued a laptop -- no desktops - Secure building/elevator access/stair access w/ badge

Cons

- No training in my department for my specific job; learn as you go; procedures unclear/not in place - VERY small team (most of us are in CT) - Floundered for the first month or so, figuring out how to do my job - PTO accrual is slow - Disconnect from rest of company - Uncertainty about new Japan acquisition

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