Aetna Reviews in Philadelphia, PA Area

Pros

Aetna is a stable and solid company. Salaries and benefits are decent(not great) If you show up and meet the basic requirements of your position, you can enjoy a good work life balance with out a lot of "politics" Obviously, in a company of this size different areas/departments have differences, but in general this is not a company with a high pressure culture. For many years Aetna was kind of "stale" with many ingrained, old school employes but this has changed in recent years.

Cons

Aetna can be some what burecratic at times

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work, they have made a lot of good changes over the last five years to make the company competitive

Pros

My experience at Aetna has been very good. We have great benefits including good health care selections and excellent paid time off. Management is given the tools it needs to make life great for all employees, and they use those tools generously whenever possible. My coworkers and I like each other, management, and our work environment, and we are encouraged to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Management is always trying to make our time in the office better, evidenced by frequent dress-down holidays (not just on Fridays!), departmental social get-togethers (picnic, tailgating party, holiday party), and team outings (bowling, lunch). We function as one big happy family!

Cons

It is difficult to think of a downside because I really do love my job, except maybe the fact that we're distanced from senior management (located in Hartford, CT).

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work -- and keep giving the middle managers the tools to make employees happy with their jobs and Aetna in general.

Pros

401k and relatively good job security

Cons

Outsourcing!! High cost of benefits. Budget restrictions to help 'save' the company money.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your employees! Share the wealth.

Pros

Aetna is very creative in designing new products.

Cons

Average benefits - Sr. management is interested in being an industry leader when it comes to products, revenues, profits, etc., but Sr. management looks to be competitive with benefits, not the industry leader. Limited health care choices, which does not reflect positively on a health insurance provider.Long hours, reactive in problem solving. Project budgets and schedules are always reduced but projects are usually over budget and behind schedule.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay more attention to project estimates. Offer better benefits. Aetna employees should have the best health care benefits.