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      Deteriorating work environment. - Information Technology Symetra Employee Review

      1.0
      8 May 2013
      Information technology
      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.

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      5.0
      8 May 2026
      Actuary ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great culture, people, pay and benefits. Remote work is awesome.

      Cons

      Can't think of anything right now

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      Symetra Response
      2w
      From Dena Ashlock, Actuarial: Thank you for the kind words and for your years with Symetra! We're glad the culture, benefits, and flexibility have made it a great place to work. We hope to keep earning that review for years to come!
      5.0
      8 Apr 2026
      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great opportunities here to become a true student of the business. Flexibility in work location, because it's really and truly a fully remote first workplace. Opportunity to develop and nurture an effective sales system, bring value and partner for a lifetime with financial professionals to help grow businesses, and protect clients' and families' futures. Guidance and employee engagement in future-proofing the business, leadership opportunities, and opportunities for community impact that you can measure both with hard data and with emotional impact on the team. I'm genuinely glad to get up and go to work every morning. I'm grateful for the opportunity, and the confidence given to us to be driven and self-sufficient professionals.

      Cons

      Training is getting exponentially better, and structure is fomenting, but still isn't where it should be, by far. Sales teams bolster each other, but there's a perception of "performance punishment" that affects morale. The company wants to be a top ten carrier, but feels like it's lacking direction in other divisions, and our operational growing pains are evident to advisors.

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      Symetra Response
      2mo
      From Erin Woltz, VP Talent Management and Change Leadership: Thank you for this thoughtful feedback and for the genuine enthusiasm you bring to your work here! It's meaningful to hear that you find purpose in partnering with financial professionals and contributing to something larger. Appreciate you highlighting your concerns; these are the kinds of observations that help us identify where our growth is creating friction. We encourage you to continue sharing that perspective with your manager and through our internal feedback channels. Voices like yours are part of how we get to where we want to be.
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