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
3.0
Jan 12, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Immediate 401k vesting, company matches up to 6% Benefits: FSA, HSA, medical, dental, vision Location of office building, close to shops and mass transit Polite co-workers

Cons

Low salary, low job mobility for employees that have been with company for many years, expensive parking, $1000+ annually for subsidized parking in garage.

2.0
Dec 31, 2011

rollercoaster ride

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

nice coworkers, ok benefits and nice location

Cons

stressful workloads poor communication from leaders little reward to deserving employees rising parking costs very little money spent on training executive top heavy change in culture is not positive good employees are leaving need more competitive products Taking away free benefits to employees such as flexible work schedules jeans only 1X per week Forced ratings

2.0
Dec 23, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the people are awesome. we have a strong history of working together. location is not bad. many of the first line managers are trying to soften the blow of new stupid policies

Cons

current direction is uncertain. policies have been put into place that don't seem to have been thought out. definately a what have you done for me lately

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