USAA reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(7,677 total reviews)
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Juan C. Andrade

43% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

USAA has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 7,677 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The USAA 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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8K reviews
3.0
May 13, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits and decent pay. If you work on the phone, you'll be miserable, just like the other reviews here, most of the positive ones are from it people...which you'll quickly find out dont do anything because the systems are horrible. Usaa would rather spend money on glamour programs like blackberry and iphone apps instead of fixing systems the employees use.

Cons

When you start they indoctrinate you with what the call New Employee Orientation, NEO..they make you think your world revolves around usaa. It's the same when you're on the call center. They call you an advisor, but all you are is an order take because they micromanage the entire call. You're expected to sell, sell, sell w/o commission(called: facilitating member's financial security), take back to back calls and literally interrogate each caller (called discovering the need), then sell or transfer call to someone who can sell and at the end ask the caller to hold for a survey and expected to get a perfect score out of 10 questions, if not they'll ask you what happened.

2.0
Feb 2, 2012

Sell Sell Sell

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I will start with the pro's because this list is much shorter: USAA benefits are amazing. 8% 401k match, medical, dental, rec centers on site, childcare facilities. These will be the point you think when you first start and ask how anyone could ever leave then the reality sets in.

Cons

Everything in your day will revolve around sales. The top performers are not one's who know how to do their job, but those will know how to sell sell sell. You have zero support from coworkers because everyone is worried about their numbers. Rarely if a member has an issue will the rep actually follow up because everyone is scared of having their stats impacted. USAA says they are all about the member but service has gone downhill with the focus on selling the members another product to secure their financial need. Every minute of your day is tracked. When you go to the bathroom, when you go to break, when you clock in, how long you were working on an account after the member hung up, are you quoting new products, are you closing the sale on new products, are your surveys rated as a 9 or 10, how long are you on the phone with the member, are you building a relationship. You get the idea. Some people can survive in this culture, but I would say about 50% of people leave after their first year.

2.0
Oct 4, 2011

Great Mission - Poor Execution Internally

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits - Especially the health/dental insurance. Great company if you are the member Financially Strong Bonuses are provided each year.

Cons

USAA has evolved into just another call center. The employees are treated like cattle with little regard for their well-being. Once you have reached a certain tenure it seems they do anything in their power to get you out. An employee cannot access their own performance metrics and must "trust" the manager is doing the right thing. Time-off work is hard to receive. No time between calls. No recognition for seeking and completing degrees/INS certifications/etc... and definately no increase in pay or ability to promote or move to another area based on salary. If USAA management no l onger wants you employed they will do everything in their power to have you terminated. I have seen it happen to many people who were caught completely by surprise.

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