USAA reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(7,677 total reviews)
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Juan C. Andrade

43% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

USAA has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 7,677 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
1.0
Nov 15, 2021

Don't walk, but run away from this place. NOT the same USAA 10 years ago.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Mission driven organization that serves the military and their families.

Cons

Benefits have been drastically cut back in the last few years despite years of record profit. The organization is in a cultural downward spiral, unnecessarily, for the past 4 years. Our executive management have to apply to their roles each year, which creates a toxic environment that has a trickle down effect. In 16 years as a professional, this is the most toxic and chaotic culture I've seen. There are heavy layers of bureaucracy which requires a significant amount of work to get the simplest tasks accomplished. Don't say that I didn't warn you if you think this review is a one off. Simply look at the overall rating and rating of the CEO. I've lost count of how many 10+ tenured leaders and employees have left the company over the past year or so.

1.0
Oct 8, 2021
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Pros

PTO is decent. Leave benefits are useful when you get burnt out

Cons

Just don't work here. Honestly. It's declined so much since I started 5 years ago. Executive Management doesn't listen to frontline concerns. Systems are inefficient internally, and super buggy on the consumer side. It's shocking how it seems this company is absolutely tanking. Management said they "over invested in employees" and have since cut pay, bonuses, and benefits. Meanwhile they're benefits simply rated on profits, of which we have a record amount year over year. Executives also are seeing high turnover. Taking lifeboats while giving us reps the bare minimum , micromanaging, and blatantly ignoring real concerns, and giving fake empty "recognition". It's so awful. My department is probably the best in regards to member contact (sales) cause of the relative flexibility in scheduling and pto. Servicing and Claims are a DISASTER. Overworked, micromanaged, and never heard. The compensation is below the industry average and benefits are standard it seems. Do NOT JOIN CLAIMS. Honestly, if I meet anyone and USAA comes up in convo I advise not to work here, and it they're a member I advise to leave. Claims is sooooo ineffecient, overworked, and it's scary, not sure how USAA will survive if we can't perform basic insurance services. Bank servicing is a disaster with long hold times and the website is abysmal. Internal systems crash drop calls or misroute or have internal IT errors that never get fixed. And moving up? Impossible. You're immediately denied at every application unless you jump thru tons of hoops and can get managers to play favorites with you. Every posting is like a show to seem like it's an opportunity but they already know who they're picking... This company has become cold and just in it for profit like many other companies these days. It's sad. Out of touch and just plain sad. It's cringey to hear people try and be authentically positive. Stay away.

2.0
Aug 26, 2021

USAA has changed a lot

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Pros

Good mission Great co-workers Good 401K match/retirement even after reductions

Cons

No Exec accountability Chronically understaffed Uncaring new CEO/Execs Salary is at the low end, particularly for IT Bonus and benefits reduced during pandemic when the company made the highest amount of money Promotions are based on who you know rather than what you do Too much paperwork for even small IT changes Making Return to Office decision when virus spread is bad and not changing it even when CDC guidance changed.

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