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
4.0
Jul 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

-Good compensation and benefits -Flexible work hours and great location -Supportive supervisors (luckily I have them) -Super friend people (most of them are)

Cons

-A lot of teams seem to be disorganized -Too many meetings for managerial level

4.0
Jul 30, 2013

Symetra is a good company!

Recommend
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Pros

I've been with the company for less than a year, but wanted to share my thoughts. There are many good things about this company, and more to come. Are there growing pains? Yes. Is it perfect? No. Having said that, you get what you give. If you are a hard worker and contribute, you'll be rewarded, which will lead to satisfaction. If not, well, you may gripe about things, which will lead to dissatisfaction. Pros include: - Excellent location - A lot of really great people who care about their jobs and the service they provide to our clients - Good work environment, although it can be hectic at times. We're busy...it's good! - Lots of potential to progress within the company - Management is striving to empower people to come up with ideas, to provide suggestions on improving processes, to have a voice (I've noticed that some people thrive when given this opportunity, while others don't speak up). If you don't speak up, you shouldn't gripe.

Cons

There are a few cons: - We seem to run in a reactive mode - there needs to be a paradigm shift to proactiveness, especially with work volumes - Some teams seem to work in silos - if there was a more inclusive approach in managing work volumes, I believe the volume of work could be parsed out as needed

1.0
Jul 25, 2013

Symetra is not a good place to work.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The location in Bellevue is excellent.

Cons

The current CEO destroyed a wonderful company with a great culture. He has no interest in the people who build and sustained the company. Symetra is publicly traded and all the upper management cares about is enriching themselves through boosting the stock price. Compensation and benefits have been boosted by upper management for their own enrichment at the expense of the "little "people". People who have devoted their lives to the company have been dismissed with nothing.

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