First, here's a bit about me: I took this job during a difficult period of my life - hired on in May, started in July. I'm a web developer still early in my career but due to burnout, lack of discipline, and some mental health issues, I wasn't able... — read more 

Is it true that Total Loss CS will be doing stewardship soon??

… for teaching me about discrimination and glass ceilings. Unsuccessfully trying to post out of Injury for 2 years now has taught me what it is like when qualifications don’t matter. 3yrs TL CA experience and mistakenly went to Injury thinking it... — read more 

I too have more work than I used to, but I could never say that I now do double or triple workloads like some people here do. Quite simply, such an overload would be physically and mentally impossible for me to bear, even though I've always had a... — read more 

Radical changes are needed in my opinion. Can anything be fixed here without radical changes? I doubt it. It is difficult to understand why the leadership thinks so little about the future of State Farm.

What even is this role? Why am I helping a new staffer understand what a named peril is? I thought I was an underwriter not a baby sitter. They didn’t mention this in training. Is production a better fit if I came from a high networth team?

Marketing is a disaster and it just keeps getting worse. The executives fly all over to be at every shoot, wine and dine with the agencies, go on the agency trips and yet expect their employees to be at their beck and call. If you are friends with... — read more 

Is there supposed to be another "big" announcement in September?

Is claim’s getting the August bonus this year?

I know people on this site love to complain about their job, pay, etc but has anyone taken a good hard look at the people being hired in claims? I have seen people with face and arm tattoos all over walking through the door. People who lack reading... — read more 

Have t seen it since the mid 2000’s. It always had some interesting reads and inside scoop. You can still find it on way back machine. But suddenly, it just disappeared. Like, poof…gone. It now takes you to a Huffington Post link. Fascinating... — read more 

So I have been training on a different job function but still in underwriting, I also believe it’s a lower pay scale. But I’m really really enjoying it, less stress and my boss isn’t on my a-s for my metrics, I have MS so I have cognitive issues, and... — read more 

Allstate reporting $1 bill in losses for June. If it's any indication, SF is probably doing just as bad or worst. I know we don't report as a mutual but I am really concerned about my job. Everyone is super tight lipped.

It's the "week of July 16" by my calendar and I do not have access to my 401K as promised after the Vanguard move. WTF is going on. I am retired and my 401K is very important

I think more and more that among the many reasons why people leave here, the biggest reason are the bad managers they had. Very possible, right?

I don't get the impression that folks are really happy with how much they were able to learn here. Or am I wrong? Some will say that the individual is solely responsible for learning, but a lot depends on the environment that encourages skillset... — read more 

Is a disaster! Whose bright idea was it to set things up like this?? I’m an IA and am in my first year in the industry. I’m on a deployment where we received zero training and it’s clear that no one else has either. It’s a complete cluster, and we... — read more 

I hope that there are still managers here who manage in the right way, by really trying to get the best out of people. What I see a lot instead is taking advantage of the employees' fears of losing their jobs in order to squeeze them. Anyway, I... — read more 

Has anyone reported their boss to HR at State Farm? I am afraid of retaliation and can't leave my job to apply internally as I have 8 months left in incumbency period. I would prefer to stay with State Farm, find another job within, but not sure how... — read more 

The fact that it’s nearly impossible to take time off, which is needed to recharge and for mental reset, is the biggest issue. People being required to do the work of 3-5 people at all times with constant OT and when you have upcoming PTO you have to... — read more 

Mine go : “Hey you did a great job all month but your one obscure metric is a little high. I’m going to have a hard time recommending you for anything and wont really help you grow. I’ll bring this one metric up every following 1x1 and if you meet... — read more 

Perhaps it's just my impression, but it seems to me that the belittling of employees has never been more present here than it is now. If the boss sets very unrealistic goals and then criticizes us of being incapable to meet them, what's the big... — read more 

Well folks today was my last day at the farm. Thanks for paying for my education that has allowed me to find another opportunity that pays more. Today was great to release the Golden cuffs I was locked into for so many years with the lack of... — read more 

Some will say that these are not complaints but criticism that the leadership will not even hear, but still... is it really that much worse here than in other companies in the industry? Everyone has their priorities, but my opinion is that it is... — read more 

Has anyone heard rumors or know where the next cuts are going to be?

Tipsord said the analytics “got the frequency picks right” but the insurer “missed severity badly.”“We did not anticipate the inflationary pressures,” he said, and they did not fully appreciate the effect of the lockdown on the court system. (Yeah... — read more 

I am interested in what those who have been here for several years or more will have to say.

SMs and above in Express have told TMs they are being too nice and need to start PM over things like handle time. Peons get ready.

Who are the winners if this one?

One of the long lasting issues with management. You get CS that gets promoted to a manager role BUT that person has never actually worked the actual job or a claim in that segment. Why would you put a CS into a manager role in a different department... — read more 

Does anyone actually like how they run this company? I doubt there are many of you who do.

There are extensive rumors of Information Security layoffs. The rumors are all but confirmed for externals. What’s reality here?

State Farm is transitioning all 401K investments to Vanguard which is heavily involved in ESG. As this type of investigating violates their fiduciary responsibility, a class action suit on behalf of all employees is a viable option.

People sometimes comment on all the ways this company could be recovered. The only problem is, I haven't noticed that our leadership has any desire to do it!?

Information Security leadership is in a bad place. The only useful Director left the company this week. In a showcase this week, the first line leaders were awful and did not understand their own teams and how their work affects the business... — read more 

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So got notified today that claims is in such a bad place, that all segments of claims are stopping posting out to other jobs outside of claims for the rest of the year. We never discuss why claims is always in such a bad shape , or what leadership... — read more 

My manager is critical like never before. No matter how good you are at your job, it's no longer good enough. I don't think I'm the only one impacted by this though, I realized from conversations with colleagues that they are also under the... — read more