Aetna reviews

The Hartford office location is terrible - the air is polluted and the campus is located on the edge of an urban blight zone; cars occassionally get stolen or damaged in the parking lots and one must walk from the parking lot through the ghetto (past the occassional bag-person and beggar) to get to and from the office - it's creepy, especially during the winter when one must walk to and from work in the dark! To add insult to injury - Aetna charges their employees to park in that mess! Recently, Aetna has apparently adopted a sexist, racist, agist philosphy for promotion to upper management positions - those who are over 40'ish, white male, non-ethnic need not apply! I am so sorry to see this happen. I used to believe that senior management truely ascribed to the 'Aetna Way' but I don't any more. ...so sad - I keep hoping that I will see evidence that will change my mind.

I think that because it is such a large company, it takes a long time for things to get done. Committee after committee is required to even make a small change. It can get frustrating at times when you believe that things are being done in a stagnant or less than efficient way. Additionally, for an insurance company, our insurance costs are extremely high. I understand that Mr. Williams is trying to set an example for other people, but the high deductibles that go along with our insurance plans can bankrupt those of us who aren't making six figure salaries.