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
Feb 27, 2013

Budget is tight "lights on only"

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people to work with.

Cons

It is stressful working at Symetra because there is so much to do with budget constraints. If you don't get the job done, then management gets upset with you. Symetra used to advertise work/life balance....not anymore. Good and tenured employees are leaving the company. Opportunity for career growth is limited.

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Symetra Response
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Thank you for your feedback. It is much appreciated. To continue the conversation and discuss your concerns, I invite you to call me at 425-256-8100, press zero, and ask for Jennifer Sharp.
1.0
Feb 19, 2013

Poor leadership

Recommend
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Pros

Smaller company with some excellent workers

Cons

Poor IT Leadership from the CIO down

1.0
Feb 16, 2013

A good company no longer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people - knowledgeable, caring, customer focused individuals. They are the best the company has to offer. In my years there, I have felt that there was true team spirit, always wanting to do the best for the products and services.

Cons

The new philosophy, management including HR which is not behind the employees have dragged this company down. The layoffs of knowledgeable employees, most of whom were with the company for many years, has not been encouraging, and has brought morale way down. It's been pretty obvious that the long-term employees have been targeted by management.

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