Many buddies of mine are hopping to progressive. The pay is about $10,000 more starting with potential for bonuses. I am considering applying myself.
Surveys...Allstate's Great Scapegoat
With evidence that Allstate is now using customer surveys to "thin the herd"and term for cause to prevent having to payout severance more deceit and lies and further demoralizing is underway. However this is far from a new tactic from the talentless... — read more
India contacting and speaking to shops
Just spoke with a shop that says they have been contacted by India claims multiple times about past timeline cases. They are using our files to train and get India going on working the backlogged claims and inspections. Their footprint is all over my... — read more
Industry and legal consultants
Industry consultants Any state or industry, organization or Politicians with FTI consulting or RTI consulting amd others i by shady network need investigated. They are no experts. Deceivers and deep state AllState has its hands with. Most likely — read more
Joe Lacher was correct
Joe Lacher lost his job speaking truth about Tommy Wilson...... How bad a person do you need to be. How frustrating a “leader” do you need to be to cause your president to call you a “f——— a——— at a company conference... Joe saw the man behind the... — read more
Encompass
Any update in National General absorbing Encompass Underwriting? Sounds like some redundancy there. Looking like layoffs in Encompass’ future
Glen Shapiro’s legacy at Liberty Mutual
Shapiro’s legacy at Liberty Mutual was a tenure of failure.. He is regarded so poorly that LM began a program to reverse everything that was put in place under Shapiro... Before you begin giving Shapiro credit for anything positive at LM, speak to... — read more
The Writing on the Wall. Layoffs are Imminent
It is obvious what is going on here. We all saw this same corporate song and dance last year and there are even more signs of mass layoffs again this year with claims being the most impacted. In fact 2021's layoffs will affect more than 2020. How do... — read more
Glenn Shapiro
Glenn ran Liberty Mutual into the ground and convinced Tom Wilson and upper management that they should run allstate into the ground by laying off employees, buying market share while not caring that they are losing customers for poor service. Also... — read more
Lots of chatter on layoffs to claims soon
Peers talking a lot about it this morning. Our leader trying to find out more. Any confirmations? Word is automation for inspections and adjusting going live by summer. Here we go again.
Claims lay offs coming
May/June timeframe. Claims leaders spilling the beans.
2021 Layoffs
Has anyone heard any info on rumors for layoffs this year? If so which departments or the timeline? We all know they are coming
BREAKING: Layoffs in claims starting in May
Source is claims leader during casual conversation with another department leaders. Said to be department wide through claims and "sweeping". I do not know what roles and parts are being impacted specifically or how many or for how long after May... — read more
Fired for low clf scores?
Does anyone know if people are being being fired for low clf scores? I overheard that CSLs are indicating that if we continue to get low clfs especially on restoration then our jobs are on the line?
6th Largest P&C Insurance Company- Here we come!
With the potential Chubb Hartford merger and Liberty Mutual passing Allstate in written premium, Tommy and The gang are sailing this ship to 6th position in the country! I know the Northbook crew only cares about profits and share buybacks, at some... — read more
Were there really 'good old days?'
I haven't been here long but there isn't a day I don't regret taking this job when I did (I had another offer, chose this instead.) I keep hearing some of the people I work with talk about the 'good old days' and I simply can't imagine a time when... — read more
Uncle Glenn, Tommy, and the boys
Its good to know leadership cares so much about us (eye roll)
Amazing company
Best job I ever had
It is part of the plan
Understand that a part of the plan right now is to make the lives of American workers a living hell.... They want you to quit before they lay you off. Every employee with over 5 years of tenure who quits (or can be fired), saves them money for... — read more
How are you able to meet Allstate’s metrics and goals?
Allstate is going to work us to death every single day and want more and more until we quit or work 24/7. They’ve set impossible metrics and goals. We’d have to be near perfect to write perfect estimates like they want and have super high customer... — read more
"Retention" is no longer in Allstate's vocabulary
They have stripped the agents of almost all feasible retention methods. The allow zero exceptions to underwriting risk guidelines, they have eliminated ASAP and all other escalation areas to fix problems and issues that cause customers to leave, and... — read more
Job market is not improving much?
I’m becoming desperate because I haven’t been able to find a new job for three months. I tried in every way, but the options offered were much worse than what I have. As for acceptable options, it sometimes seems to me that there has never been more... — read more
Is Chat eventually going to India?
Right now Allstate is focusing on staffing front line workers from whatever former department they were in to do chat. They need bodies. Right now there is demand for chat.. But will that eventually go away? The metrics they have released for... — read more
Reason why 2021 severance will be limited
Spoke a bit ago to a home office contact and she stated the reason why severance in 2021 will be limited to those impacted with 5 plus years tenure. So many states allow impacted employees to draw unemployment even when receiving severance. Allstate... — read more
Glen better be sweating that retention number
Allstate will never be Geico or Progressive...and will never defeat those companies on their home turf...EVER... Also, the pronouncements that Allstate is giving the majority of their customer base what they want is premature....and is yet to be... — read more
I have my popcorn
Anxiously awaiting the next retention report with a bag of popcorn....
Imagine for a second
Just imagine if we were rewarded for failure the way the leadership is. Imagine if we got paid more the worse we did our job. How long would that last? It just pisses me off when I see the numbers those on the top make for doing a lousy job. I... — read more
NAPR
Imagine you are piloting several new business models at once, sales agents working as contractors or hired directly with the company. The reports or “numbers” are sent to Glenn/Terrance daily but are incorrect, yes by design those reports LIE to... — read more
ALLSTATE HEADED TO NEW HANDS?
A combination of market and legislative conditions is squeezing Allstate Corp.’s life as an independent company. A third of shareholder value has vanished since May, just as federal lawmakers are poised to broaden the universe of0 potential... — read more
The Future?
The Allstate Layoff: Warnings, Consequences, and a Better Future https://agencyheight.com/the-allstate-layoff/
How fast are we automating?
One post here made me think about AI taking over our jobs which we won't even notice to such an extent because everything happens gradually and quietly behind the scenes. In that regard, I wonder how fast do you think automation is happening at... — read more
Drop to 29%
Allstate auto profit up $1.72B in 2020, reports frequency falls 29.1% https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2021/03/15/allstate-auto-profit-up-1-72b-in-2020-reports-frequency-falls-29-1/
India's Best Employers: How Allstate India put people before policies
Forbes 3/17/2021 Allstate India ensured communication and engagement, transparency and financial support to help employees cope with challenges posed by the pandemic As the country went into a lockdown last March, it was easy enough for employees... — read more
You know what's funny?
Watching Allstate leadership realize they screwed up in the last round of layoffs and scramble to get people into positions that were left open and desperately need to be filled because important work is not getting done. I'm telling you, I've... — read more
This is not just an Allstate issue
I've noticed that this entire industry has decided that older employees are useless and have nothing to offer despite their extensive knowledge and experience. The most talented people are finding themselves out of a job and then the companies wonder... — read more
How not to feel miserable?
I feel miserable in this company every day because I accept the unbearable working conditions just to be able to pay the bills. At the same time, I’ve been trying to find a new job for a long time, but I’m not succeeding. I’ve responded to a bunch of... — read more
IRS - No Home Office Deductions for 2020
Well, just filed my 2020 tax return, was denied internet, utilities, rent/mortgage expenses, etc! No home office deductions allowed for 2020. So how much did Allstate save on those expenses? How much more was my expenses to maintain an office to do... — read more
A question for people who keep telling everybody to leave
Do you think we're not trying to leave? Do you think we enjoy being unhappy? The problem is that plenty of us are at an age where finding a new job is extremely difficult. Now add to that a pandemic along with the millions of people who have been... — read more
Upper management
I'm curious, what does it take for upper management to be replaced? How badly do they have to screw up? Considering the state of the company, the bar seems to be set really, really, really low. Imagine if one of us made mistakes at the frequency and... — read more
Why are people nervous about layoffs?
I think we can all agree that it's as bad as it can get here. It wasn't always like that but it is now and I think we've all accepted it. So what's the worst thing that can happen if any of us are laid off? A couple of months of vacation time... — read more