Symetra reviews

3.9

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 3.9 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
2.0
Jun 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices- good location downtown Bellevue with good restaurants and shopping. Across the street from Bellevue's transit center. semi flexible work schedules

Cons

Very old fashioned company. Technology is about 20 years behind. Hard to get involved and make a difference. Promotions are unfair if not impossible

2.0
May 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Family friendly Good people to work with Good benefits Relaxed environment Strong balance sheet and conservative approach to finances

Cons

Poor internal communication People are a commodity now Sales is a sweatshop environment They plan to churn through sales people for cheap Life Insurance products suck Customer service is laughable

3.0
May 15, 2011

Growing Company Going Through Change

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity Career development support

Cons

Lack of cohesive long term strategy Lack of current stable technology Performance management framework

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