Symetra reviews

Management. The entire leadership group is completelyt incompetent. Tom Marra has done nothing but make this company worse. The sales team management spend millions on new products that absolutely no know wants to sell. Because of this good people are layed off from their jobs but the sales team leadership continue to spend and waste money. Communication is non existant at Symetra and please dont ask questions or you will be talked to. Most of the executive team lives on the east coast and spends millions of dollars on flights and hotels. They have no vested interest in the success of the company. If you work there, then leave. If you dont stay away.

Salary - it is forbiddent to tell anyone what your salary is. This is a disadvantage to existing employees who may have been with company for years and a new unexperience person comes in at same or higher salary. This also applies to new hires who may come in at a very low salary compared to others hired at same time with same skills. Management is overworked and is judged on numbers not quality, which is a change from older models. Exising employees are at a disadvantage with this numbers driven model. Quality used to come first but with new CEO this is has changed. Newbies should do well. Employee well being is not a priority. Any work life balance steps initated in the last few years have been dialed back with new CEO. They want butts in seats even if they are not as productive. Most work from home, job sharing or flex schedules have been revoked. This creates challenges for all employees, we all need to be able to take care of personal business including sick children, illness (don't want to spreed a cold) without using all of your sick days when you could work from home or work the missing hours from home or make up time at work. Used to love working under former CEO vision where employee were a priority. Any complaints to HR are frowned upon. Management is favored in these compaints and the employee should watch out it goes in your file and you are marked as a trouble maker. HR should represent both the employee and management.