Symetra Software Developer reviews

5.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(7 total reviews)

Margaret Meister

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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7 reviews
4.0
Apr 7, 2021

Good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Engaging work, helpful management, flexible work options

Cons

Politics, salary could be better

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Symetra Response
5y
We appreciate the supportive comments as well as the generally strong review – thank you. I was surprised to see the low rating for our CEO – Margaret generally gets high marks from current and past employees, for her authenticity and commitment to improve the company and the industry. It is our sincere hope and belief that our organizational practices are transparent and adhere to the highest standards possible. We have a special culture that emphasizes and fosters the value of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion – we live by the motto #winasateam. If we have a place in the organization that needs some “tuning”, we welcome the opportunity for improvement. With regards to compensation, like most industry leaders, we are perpetually reviewing salaries through third-party surveys and other external industry benchmarking which currently indicates that we are on the high side of the market median for salary ranges. For anyone interested in working in a progressive company, equitable practices and strong technical leadership, we would love to hear from you.
5.0
Sep 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly and helpful co-workers. Fun environment to spend your working day around. People always seem to have a smile on their faces, no matter the weather. Always encouraged to look after your personal health, regardless of the current work situation.

Cons

Has a big ramp up time in education for the position I took. This can be frustrating if you wanted to hit the ground running and write code on day 1.

2.0
Sep 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and location are great. Leadership is making changes to try and improve workplace. There are lots of opportunities for business improvement, which could be leveraged for advancement in the right circumstances. The culture of people here is awesome, and most people are very nice and friendly to work with. Recently, the company has bought a lot of new tech which is kinda fun too.

Cons

Middle management pushes employees using deadlines, and likes to blame and shame employees for risk-taking. Over-emphasis on unimportant stuff like filling out electronic forms and other such busywork instead of focusing on removing repetition from the daily activities. Lots of serious job dissatisfaction when you have managers managing people into the ground. I've never had any dissatisfaction with my profession before, but this place made me question it a few times. Be prepared for a slog through multiple mechanisms for tracking your hours, in addition to working with lots of systems that in addition to being old, many times the original developer or expert who supported the system no longer works at the company, so that is a warning sign to me.

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