Topics regarding layoffs at State Farm Insurance

Topics regarding layoffs at State Farm Insurance

They target people that complete the surveys!

Found out some information today that should p-ss you off! Many of the reassignments that have been done over the last few months was targeted at two groups of people. One, those tenured employees with pensions, too much PTO, and higher pay! Two... — read more 

Hang in there, it gets worse....

That should be SF's new motto, I've been here 25 years and I have not seen one single thing in the last decade that has made anything better for the employee or the customer. How the h-ll is that even possible? How incompetent and crooked do you... — read more 

They can hide.....

The worst thing about SF is that it is a Mutual Company and has nobody to hold the Executives accountable for their actions. They stole the voting proxies, people have forgotten that and can hide from the government. Also, remember MT made himself... — read more 

This song

Goes through my head every day. And another ones gone, another ones gone, another one bites the dust. We can't keep employees. What a freaking sh-t show.

What SF got wrong

Richard Branson quote On Employees: "If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your business." He also stated: employees 1st, customers 2nd, shareholders 3rd. And, if you take care of your employees they will be happy and they... — read more 

2040 workforce

Can someone explain this 2040 workforce I hear about? I was released as part of the HCL fun, so I no longer have internal contacts.

Age Discrimination at State Farm

I just got reassigned to be a Fire Claim Rep along with several of my peers from other areas. I have never handled Fire Claims before and was recently on a conference call and looked at all the people they moved. I noticed we were all very tenured... — read more 

2nd place is the 1st loser

Just read where Progressive gained 478k auto policies in June and SF only gained 46k. YTD Progressive 3.4M and SF 420k

26 Operation centers down to 13

SF closed 13 operation centers before covid and moved those jobs into the hubs. They paid severence packages out at each office. Why not continue closing the 13 operation centers left one at a time and offer severence packages to the employees that... — read more 

How to play their game and win!

Ok so you are a new hire or you got promoted and found out you got into a total sh-t show job. Realized what a horrible place SF is. You are in training usually for 8 weeks/2 months. When you get out of training you are on P2P (path to... — read more 

Remote v Hybrid benefits/pay

If you really think they are going to reduce pay and benefits for remote workers while allowing hybrid to be in office one week a month… you better start making plans for your full time in office routine… that’s coming !

Claims, you need to start a Union!

I hate them but the only real solution to SF and all the other companies like SF is to start a Union. I think that is one reason why they keep the turnover so high is so people do not have time to build stronger bonds and get organized. I absolutely... — read more 

I saw the new salary ranges! Holy Sh-t!

Remote employees they are about to lower the bo-m on you! There is going to be new salary ranges and merit/EIP/MIP for remote employees. Along with the horrible changes we saw in the new survey. Instead of paying the people in the hubs more, they... — read more 

Just cut the CEO's bonus and salary.

Just cut out the CEO's bonus completely and cut his salary down to like 1 million, which is still too much for the sh-t job and going to #2. And leave the worker's benefits and pay alone. About time the CEO be held accountable and take one for the... — read more 

CEO and HR exec

There has been news about a CEO and a HR exec. This is mothing new. It is rampant at SF. The exact same thing was done with an operations manager and a HR rep 40 years ago and cost the operations manager his marriage. There is much more of this... — read more 

They keep on taking and taking

The slow burn to the bottom! 26 Regional Office to 13 Zone Offices 13 Zones to 4 hubs - get them in the rat race! Keep them broke and desperate! College Degree and 3.O GPA to even get an interview- now you only need to check a "2040" box and... — read more 

Pay the claim!!!!

Another idea, please..... please, if you can find away to pay a claim, pay it! Find any way to justify it, and pay! Pay those claims so bad it hurts! Pay Pay Pay..... They can't mess with you if it is "justified".

Remember the floating holiday day

We used to get. They put it with Christmas day most years so that all employees could be off Xmas eve and Xmas day. Then the took it away saying we are giving you a 3rd PT day that you can still use on Xmas eve if you want but this allows others to... — read more 

If you are an employee

The best response to the benefit cuts that are coming is to CANCEL ALL YOUR INSURANCE WITH THEM.

DO NOT FILL OUT THE SURVEY

It's just stupid. They will do what they want anyway. This way they can't say we wanted the changes. They do not want to take responsibility for the changes coming. Make them.

Do not be fooled

The new people are becoming the majority. This survey for more holidays (you won’t get off) w less PTO is a scam! If you really think they are going to offer more holidays off and that you’ll be able to get them…. Just look at the upcoming holiday... — read more 

This company is bleeding money

Because of the executives bad decisions not the employees. HOLD THE EXECUTIVES ACCOUNTABLE. Stop cutting the employee benefits. Cut the executive bonus, they already make a generous salary and their salary for a sh-t job. And wake the f up and cut... — read more 

ANOTHER STUPID SURVEY

Came out today. It appears they will be sc--wing us out of some of our benefits and or raising our healthcare price and possibly reducing our pto. Whatever they do you can bet your a-s it will be to their benefit and employees will get sc--wed. ... — read more 

I'm embarrassed!

Flat out embarrassed to say I work for State Farm and when people ask, I usually make something up. The few times I have told people I work for SF, I get an ear full about some relative that worked there for 3 months and quit, or got sc--wed over on... — read more 

Agents' service comp reduction

Is it true that State Farm will soon reduce agents' service comp by 50 percent? I assume that recent rate increases resulting in higher payout to agents is the reason.

Accountability Cycle!

So that is the new rage now! Accountability Cycle and don't forget those "standards"! Let's see.... I do not remember anything about the accountability cycle or standards when MT led SF to at $8 billion loss in 16/17 and then another $27 billion... — read more 

Mental Health at State Farm

Have you ever noticed when State Farm sends out a communication about pretending to care for your mental and physical health, they list a contact number to call and for all the steps that you must take to deal with all the mental and sometimes... — read more 

State Farm will be the next Sears!

It is really sad to see the fall of what once was a great company. I use to be proud to work here and now, well it’s embarrassing. I’m tired of being asked by family “why are rates always going up?”. Followed by why are you all spending so much... — read more 

I just started at State Farm

WOW! This is my first week at State Farm and I guess I was expecting something different. I'm going to be a Claim Specialist and was really excited about joining State Farm but after seeing everyone in my training class and at CityLine, I think I... — read more 

State Farm will be out of business in 10 years!

State Farm will be out of business in 10 years They went woke and the 2040 workforce! Recipe for disaster for any company 100+ Year Old distribution model that is useless and too expensive. Technology - we do not have any and at least a... — read more 

WHY THE HECK DO WE STILL

Have employees that are 65 years old. Offer full early retirement and severance and get the ones over 55 out of here and off the books. I know our benefits suc-k but gees that's ridiculous. It makes zero sense to keep these salaries on the books... — read more 

Progressive has done it.

Progressive has done it. They’ve knocked State Farm off the top spot as the biggest U.S. auto insurer.. With a market share of 16.2%—just a hair behind Progressive’s 16.4% Not unexpected but newsworthy.

I would leave now.....get ready!

Just giving everyone a heads up, don't say someone didn't warn you!! JF said it's a 3 year plan and you better get on board! We all know what that's code for! Auto and Fire claims are getting tossed upside down again and they are moving leaders/CSs... — read more 

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