USAA reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(7,663 total reviews)
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Juan C. Andrade

44% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

USAA has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 7,663 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
5.0
Dec 29, 2017

Great Company Atrocious Human Resources

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is good, bonuses every year, retirement is best in class, great employee engagement, good technology, novel and inexpensive medical benefits, great management interaction system, excellent executive management team

Cons

HORRIBLE Human Resources system!!! If you are out sick on Friday and cant submit your hours, you don't get paid for the week!!!! Workday-Onesource - worst decision ever.

3.0
Jan 29, 2017

Call center robot

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, awesome facility, wage was ok, but...

Cons

The culture is a sterile, plastic, over-polished, fake environment of FOX News zombies and wannabe patriots all pretending to have drank the company Kool aid. It's a high pressure call center environment where strict adherence to metrics, scripts and policies are enforced by constant monitoring. Any slight deviation from their recipe is cause for immediate counseling. All of which trainers and managers couldn't actually do themselves if they were in in the same position. You are expected to be logged in/out to your phone system within 59 seconds for start, end and breaks or you are questioned and counseled. You are on a relentless autodialer for 8 to 12 hours a day where your call handling time is expected to be 3 minutes or less, or you are counseled. Your ears will hurt to the slightest touch from wearing a headset and you will be stressed about the cult-like attitudes as they pretend to be passive about systematically firing your co-workers. They have a saying, "Do the right thing because it's the right thing to do." However, I've been asked to do collections calls on members of the armed forces on Thanksgiving Day which really isn't the right thing to do despite their justifications and it was a sad and horrifying experience. This is a company gone cult. The only thing missing is a chapel and an armory, but I'm sure they thought about it a few times.

5.0
Jun 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Any corporation can tell you how lucky you are to work there, and most smugly attempt to do so. I've lived the nightmare of working in the call center industry for 6 years, being the corporate scapegoat, and dealing with much more stress than humans ought to be subjected to. USAA is so incredibly different. The members who call in (military) are of a higher caliber. Sure, you'll get a jerk every now and then, but that's unavoidable. Members are constantly telling me how proud they are to have USAA. I'm showered with compliments on a daily basis. The company believes strongly in a work/life balance, and puts many incentives in place to help you achieve your goals beyond the cubicle walls. The company helped me quit smoking, lose 20 pounds, and has me on a budget plan to help me (FINALLY) get out of credit card debt. The culture shock was strong at first, but once I realized USAA was The Real Deal, I became their loudest supporter. In terms of advancement, the doors are wide open. Your career path is something that managers coach you on consistently since day one. I've been there 8 months, but I've already graduated 3 levels of skillsets. My next title bump and (significant) pay increase comes next month. The annual performance bonuses are fantastic. My quality of life has improved drastically since I started working for USAA. If you're on the fence about accepting a position here, I would strongly recommend it.

Cons

For the insurance side of things, you only get a week to study for your state licensing exam. The content is the equivalent of a semester's worth of college course work, but you have to get it down in a week. SUPER stressful. The starting pay is pretty decent proportionally to the duties assigned. You may be able to get a higher salary at a different company, but, just remember, your salary is only a base. The benefits beyond the base pay are tangible and useful. It's call center work, which is... Not for everyone. You have to be a quick thinker with thick skin, and you have to be REALLY good at not taking things personally.

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