USAA reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(7,694 total reviews)
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Juan C. Andrade

40% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

USAA has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 7,694 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The USAA 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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8K reviews
3.0
Apr 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful benefits. They put money into a health spending account to use towards deductible and out-of-pocket medical expenses. What you don't use continues to roll over. They cover college tuition for certain subjects, degrees and certifications and have an adoption reimbursement benefit. They pay for adjuster licensing and continuing education. I appreciated the opportunity the position afforded me in education, both adjuster-related and otherwise. The current CEO, Joe Robles, is wonderful. I just wished his character would trickle down.

Cons

I had an adjusters license and was hired as an auto claims adjuster, yet the emphasis in performance was placed on referring other products to insured's such as life insurance, new car purchase program, balance transfers, credit cards, etc. I am not a salesperson, and when I was hired it was not part of the position. It is extremely difficult to move up in the company unless you have guilded favor with a director. When I worked there, you could not request a Monday or Friday off without having to get a director to approve it. Unless you pre-scheduled time off the year before, it was very difficult to get more than a couple days in a row off. There was always office drama, rumors and a sense that they would fire you at anytime for something inane. The turn over rate is high, especially around bonus time. The bonus is calculated as part of your yearly salary, but not guaranteed.

3.0
Mar 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No need to leave campus as everything is there.

Cons

To much focus on sales in the claims department. You can do everything right on the call but you if you don't sell something you get written up.

2.0
Nov 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very easy job with no skill or knowledge requirements. Great Benefits, annual bonus, employee discounts, onsite gym, health incentives, covered parking, no smoking on campus, tuition reimbursement. Average salary for the job. They have a great membership following, its almost like a cult. This is great for the company, helps them grow and should assist with company growth

Cons

They set the expectations way too high which makes the reality worse. They prefer you to say yes, don't ask too many questions and don't go against the status quo. Micro, micro, micro managed!. Its really bad and can be unbearable depending on your Manager. Certain managers harass you for being 1 or 2 minutes late from break/lunch which makes the job very stressful. Need to be more proactive instead of reactive. They don't look to fix processes until it blows up and members post on Facebook about it. They were advised on the same problems by employees for years prior. No available mentoring or knowledge advancement through leadership. They don't manage people, only statistics and metrics. All the managers do (during coaching) is give you scripted, ambiguous jargon they've received from higher ups. It would be great to learn some real professional tools/ knowledge I could use to advance my career. My best advice is to use the tuition reimbursement. Although you won't be able to use it on the job or with USAA, you can carry it to your next company. When hired, we were advised about so many opportunities for growth and advancement but found that is only available in the corporate office (San Antonio). The way you're rated/scored for promotions has nothing to do with knowing the business or products. Although this is great for people who don't care to learn the products and business, its frustrating when the person who has no clue whats going on becomes your Manager. Most of my friends are like me; want to learn, progress, pursue advanced degrees and certifications so there's no way I can recommend usaa to a friend. I constantly tell them to look elsewhere unless they just need a job for the short term until something better come available.

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