Does Symetra pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Symetra employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Symetra. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Symetra?

71% of Symetra employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Symetra 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Symetra?

Case Manager (19) , Customer Service Representative (17) , Manager (11) , Intern (10) , Business Analyst (9) , Systems Analyst (6) , Analyst (5) , Claims Examiner (4) , Contract Specialist (4) , Data Analytics Intern (4) , Director (4) , Sales Support Specialist (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Underwriter (4) , Unit Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Symetra according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and work/like balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "A lot of really great people who care about their jobs and the service they provide to our clients" ((in 54 reviews)); "Good work life balance depending on the project" ((in 41 reviews)); "Really seems to care about community partnerships and the culture is great" ((in 25 reviews)); "I have a great team and they have all been very helpful." ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Symetra according to real employee reviews?

"Also some poor management from those who had been with the company for too long." ((in 40 reviews)); "Everyday is spent putting out fires the senior managers have created due to their lack of knowledge." ((in 26 reviews)); "The low pay makes the morale in the department low and sad." ((in 21 reviews)); "This is a disadvantage to existing employees who may have been with company for years and a new unexperience person comes in at same or higher salary." ((in 14 reviews)); "Limited training for intern staff" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Symetra layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Symetra locations?

Bellevue , Seattle , Enfield , Waltham , Des Moines , Boston , New York , Washington , West Des Moines , Illinois City , Washington , Ashland , Phoenix , Bellevue , Charlotte , Dallas , Conroe , Texas City , Fresno , Los Angeles , Redondo Beach , San Diego , Farmington , Hartford , Las Vegas , Richland , Everett , Issaquah , Renton , Phoenix

Symetra reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Margaret Meister

86% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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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

Feb 22, 2012

Since new management took over, working in IT at Symetra has become stressful, unrewarding.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

. People are great to work with, most of them work very hard. . Casual dress for those who are want to wear jeans.

Cons

. Contempt for employees - lip service from management about the company being 'the place to be' . No longer a good place for work/life balance. Flexible schedules and possibility of working from home have been taken away from a lot of departments. No comp time. . Employees are micro-managed, their professional advice is rarely taken into consideration. . Stressful environment for IT employees are they are expected to do Production Support as well as Development using the Agile/Scrum methodology. . Unreasonable expectations are pressed upon employees, like maintaining a system availability of 99.79%, while no investments are being made into redundant systems, and a less-than-average responsiveness from our outsourced servers service provider. . Pay is lower than the market.

2.0

Feb 8, 2012

Just to enjoy working here, now distrust management and feel

Systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Great coworkers * Casual dress code for IT * Close to the Bellevue transit center * CEO seems to be genuine

Cons

* From an IT perspective the CIO has surrounded himself with 'yes' people. Any suggestions for change/improvements directed at said 'yes' people are ignored and not filtered up. * Recent organization changes have caused more VP's and managers, which now feel the need to micromanage IT employees at the front line. * Flexible work schedules are going, going, gone * They tout work/life balance, but expect you to be available to stay late/work weekends regularly. * Women in upper management positions are few and far between (if they are in upper management, they most likely have been there since the Safeco days) * Longevity is looked at as a bad thing. It is very thinly disguised they are looking for younger workers (the 20 something crowd) to fill the open positions to bring in fresh thinking. Total disregard for employees who have grown with the company; you have become irrelevant and outdated.

1.0

Jan 17, 2012

Going Downhill...

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great co-workers, really the best! Adequate benefits 6% company match on 401K Adequate equipment to do job Close to shopping and resturants

Cons

Management has no respect for employees Promotions are based on favoritism Management is elitist and out of touch No alternative schedules or flex time Very old-fashioned in organizational structure and attitudes

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Since new management took over, working in IT at Symetra has become stressful, unrewarding.

Just to enjoy working here, now distrust management and feel

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