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
Feb 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Great coworkers * Casual dress code for IT * Close to the Bellevue transit center * CEO seems to be genuine

Cons

* From an IT perspective the CIO has surrounded himself with 'yes' people. Any suggestions for change/improvements directed at said 'yes' people are ignored and not filtered up. * Recent organization changes have caused more VP's and managers, which now feel the need to micromanage IT employees at the front line. * Flexible work schedules are going, going, gone * They tout work/life balance, but expect you to be available to stay late/work weekends regularly. * Women in upper management positions are few and far between (if they are in upper management, they most likely have been there since the Safeco days) * Longevity is looked at as a bad thing. It is very thinly disguised they are looking for younger workers (the 20 something crowd) to fill the open positions to bring in fresh thinking. Total disregard for employees who have grown with the company; you have become irrelevant and outdated.

1.0
Jan 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, really the best! Adequate benefits 6% company match on 401K Adequate equipment to do job Close to shopping and resturants

Cons

Management has no respect for employees Promotions are based on favoritism Management is elitist and out of touch No alternative schedules or flex time Very old-fashioned in organizational structure and attitudes

3.0
Jan 12, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Immediate 401k vesting, company matches up to 6% Benefits: FSA, HSA, medical, dental, vision Location of office building, close to shops and mass transit Polite co-workers

Cons

Low salary, low job mobility for employees that have been with company for many years, expensive parking, $1000+ annually for subsidized parking in garage.

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