Symetra reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Margaret Meister

86% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Symetra has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 484 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Symetra 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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484 reviews
1.0
Dec 15, 2013

Sad State of Affairs

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can't think of any at this time. It used to be the people, but so many of the good ones have left!

Cons

It's sad when senior management has to ask people to write positive reviews for the company. That only shows how desperate the company is and that lack of integrity the company has. Senior management is responsible to help with morale and so they should listen to the folks who have left the company, if they even took the time to speak and listen to them. Some folks have left for the normal reasons (retirement, etc.); others have made up reasons (i.e. retiring when they are really not or supposedly a better offer). The most worrisome, some folks have been asked to leave that were some of the brightest the company had because the company either wants to continue to stay out of touch or just didn't want to deal with what is staring at them. Also, you really can't trust HR -- they are loyal to the company, period.

2.0
Dec 15, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good work/life balance. Very little over-time. Great benefits (6% matching 401K). The company really emphasizes employee volunteerism.

Cons

Horrible morale. 50% of the people in my department hated their jobs due to poor management. Managers have no backbone and aren't willing to stick up for their employees.

2.0
Nov 26, 2013

Company lacking an identity.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible work arrangements and nice people

Cons

Pay, Senior Management, Lack of long term potential

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