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
2.0
Jun 25, 2012

middle management full of muppets.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

401k match. good work/life balance. good location.

Cons

majority of middle management/senior employees are old/inefficient. higher positions are based on longevity/seniority within the company as opposed to knowledge/efficiency.

2.0
Jun 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most non-management people are great and hard-working Great location Good benefits 401K

Cons

Lack of clear vision Entering a very mature market at high costs. (Everyone is asking why are we doing that at all?) Constantly shifting priorities Executive Management cares more about their job security and perks than anything else Politics are horrible, people being reprimanded if they voice their concerns openly Interdepartmental conflicts and competition Favoritism Miniscule pay increase for worker bees, expenses and budgets being cut, while executive comp is growing by 30-40% per year (check out financial and executive comp info from public sources) Many good, talented people left, some were let go. Waves of new out-of-town senior management people come and bring their own people with them, who are yet to prove themselves Lack of managerial courage and responsibility - lots of finger pointing.

2.0
Jun 6, 2012

Old, Old, Old

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company is financially solid. Great location (Bellevue)

Cons

Most of the employees are very old so change cannot happen here. If you work in IT, you will find yourself hating coming to work everyday. The carpet on the floors is old and it stinks. This company is good if you are over 55 years of age and are looking for a place to retire and you have no more dreams.

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