Symetra reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Margaret Meister

86% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Symetra has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 484 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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484 reviews
2.0
Dec 15, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good work/life balance. Very little over-time. Great benefits (6% matching 401K). The company really emphasizes employee volunteerism.

Cons

Horrible morale. 50% of the people in my department hated their jobs due to poor management. Managers have no backbone and aren't willing to stick up for their employees.

4.0
Jul 30, 2013

Symetra is a good company!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've been with the company for less than a year, but wanted to share my thoughts. There are many good things about this company, and more to come. Are there growing pains? Yes. Is it perfect? No. Having said that, you get what you give. If you are a hard worker and contribute, you'll be rewarded, which will lead to satisfaction. If not, well, you may gripe about things, which will lead to dissatisfaction. Pros include: - Excellent location - A lot of really great people who care about their jobs and the service they provide to our clients - Good work environment, although it can be hectic at times. We're busy...it's good! - Lots of potential to progress within the company - Management is striving to empower people to come up with ideas, to provide suggestions on improving processes, to have a voice (I've noticed that some people thrive when given this opportunity, while others don't speak up). If you don't speak up, you shouldn't gripe.

Cons

There are a few cons: - We seem to run in a reactive mode - there needs to be a paradigm shift to proactiveness, especially with work volumes - Some teams seem to work in silos - if there was a more inclusive approach in managing work volumes, I believe the volume of work could be parsed out as needed

1.0
Apr 1, 2013

Caution: worst place on earth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There was nothing good about this company. Once the new CEO came on board (Marra) after they "suggested" Randy resign, the place went down hill quick

Cons

management is all about self. Salaries got decreased over and over again, incentives were taken away and manager giving reviews was horrible

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