Aetna Reviews

Pros

Good Pay, great systems and communication. we had a full cafe and a gym on site. Very good security too.

Cons

In the sales dept. you will get walked all over by people if you allow it. Management beign friends with your peers can also be an issue when it is time for rewards. Medical benefits are poor for being a "Health Insurance Company".

Advice to Senior Management

Open your eyes more and pay attention to your team! All management is worried about is numbers. you lost good hard working creative people because you don't really know who is good and who is not!

Pros

Flexibility - Work from home etc

Cons

Large companies change slowly in respect to overall trends

Pros

advancement is available, if you are willing to work hard

Cons

relocating is hard, but in time to move to another state or city

Pros

The Work/Life Balance is wonderful
The people you work with are very friendly
Great location next to the highway
Public transportation right to the building

Cons

Benefits
Pay for Parking
Paying for gym

Advice to Senior Management

Doing a great job

Pros

Offered Work at Home That was great

Cons

There was no set structure or oppourtunity to advance

Advice to Senior Management

Keep in contact with employees

Pros

Good company except when laid off.

Cons

After ten years at Aetna in NJ , I was laid off. Working 3 areas in customer service , broker liaison, and the medicare health unit department that was eliminated due to lack of funds. I cannot find a decent job in this terrible economy as a middle aged person. I have been told they are only hiring within the organization and not externally . Therefore no jobs are available on the external posting website unless top management or the nursing fields.. This keeps me at bay from being able to post or looking like a stranger as if I never worked there in other positions or locations. There loyalty to laid off employees is HORRIBLE! This company has no fairness or sensitivity to people they lay off ! Aetna's awards and recognition for being a great employer are really not deserved due to this issue. Ask any of us!

Advice to Senior Management

Suggest they have only 1 personal recruiter be assigned for each ex-employee in good standing to help you get back in after laying you off.

Pros

Quarterly Bonuses
monthly PTO accrural
Off site team functions

Cons

Terrible BENEFITS!
Many of the managers/supervisors are rude

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees; we are the ones who do the work!

Pros

Good salary & benefits
Great training for operations & day-to-day needs
Able to grow my network across the country
Corporate directives are well communicated

Cons

Middle & Upper Management is not trained well -- telling staff "because I said so" is not the way to motivate employees long term.

Advice to Senior Management

Develop a leadership program, one that's as rigorous as Six Sigma, and require ALL management to participate in the program, be tested/certified.

Pros

One of the best reasons to work for Aetna is the opportunity to make a difference each day. No two days were ever the same.

Cons

They need stronger leadership in the local markets to achieve consistent success.

Advice to Senior Management

They local markets are what make the company and it imperative that you have the right people in those positions.

Pros

Job security, weekends off, paid holidays, PTO time is nice... they are good with the amount of time off they offer their employees.

Cons

Not competitive in pay and benefits. The amount we pay for benefits is outrageous for working for the company and pay raises don't even keep up with cost of living. This past year my raise was $800 and that is with a good feedback review.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase salaries, improve cost of benefits. It's all about the money.... for Sr. Management who gets paid millions a year but the people actually doing the work....