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
May 8, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Bellevue location is good but building infrastructure such as bathrooms and elevators needs improvement. Benefits and salaries are adequate.

Cons

Many experienced, conscientious, caring employees are leaving the company. This knowledge drain is verging on critical mass. Core business legacy systems in particular are impacted. Departing employees give feedback to HR but HR appears oblivious. During project meetings, management frequently resorts to intimidation and bullying. This discourages constructive questions and honest assessment of project status and issues. Management imposes unrealistic work load and inconsistent expectations. Employees are increasingly stressed and demoralized. They feel unappreciated. Management appears impervious to how much employee health and family lives are suffering. A once hospitable work environment feels increasingly dehumanizing.

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Symetra Response
13y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We regularly review exit interview survey information, and the issues you raised have not been shared with us by other employees who’ve left the company recently. Without further details, it is difficult to address these issues and ensure that others do not have the same experience. We would welcome the opportunity to continue the conversation with you so that we can learn more about the instances of bullying or intimidation, which is not tolerated at Symetra. Please call me at 425-256-8100, press zero, and ask for Jennifer Sharp.
1.0
Apr 1, 2013

Caution: worst place on earth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There was nothing good about this company. Once the new CEO came on board (Marra) after they "suggested" Randy resign, the place went down hill quick

Cons

management is all about self. Salaries got decreased over and over again, incentives were taken away and manager giving reviews was horrible

3.0
Mar 19, 2013

Not the same

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting opportunities to grow & learn more

Cons

Uneven work expectations across organization, trending like most financial services firms - excessive work hours and pressure to meet deadlines

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