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      Symetra

      Engaged Employer

      Symetra reviews

      4.0

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (483 total reviews)

      Margaret Meister

      88% approve of CEO

      82% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      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 12, 2014

      at first exciting it was new - then 2 yrs in horrific

      Insurance
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      close to everything and worked with some great team members and I had a wonderful manager -

      Cons

      Watching people who were promoted change dramatically & not in a good way. I watched someone who had been with the company 10 yrs. finally speak up re the manager to HR. Within a month this loyal hardworking employees' work "no longer met standards" - what a shock - I watched many loyal people who had been 10 - 25+ years disappear. Management also made it difficult in certain depts to staff it so the work could be within timelines. It was intentional ... You could no longer trust HR to keep concerns w/o names attached... then these employees would disappear...

      1.0
      Dec 27, 2013

      Walk Away if you can

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Of course there are many great people, many that will undoubtedly leave when the local job market truly improves

      Cons

      50% of UM's are ineffective 75% of Managers/Directors are useless ( one of the best was let go, it's insane!) V.P.'s - at least one is so in over her head, spinning and spinning the same issues, making one poor decision after another, easily impressed by bright shiney objects with no idea who is really doing the work and who cares about more then their own career advancement.

      2.0
      Jan 4, 2022

      Steer clear

      Case manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      they're extremely nice they're flexible during Covid concerns

      Cons

      they set you up too fail they spread you too thin no opportunities to branch out no opportunities to cross transfer they put a lid on you professionally its an unhealthy atmosphere people throw you under the bus for no reason people are eager to deflect blame for their own misstakes

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      Symetra Response
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      Thank you for providing a review. Leadership continues to be flexible with COVID precautions. We are always looking to finds ways to improve our culture here at Symetra and I hope that you took the opportunity to share your experience with your HR Business Partner before you left.
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