Where do employees go to address any employee issue? When can we talk to our first line leaders about any issue we may have? Better yet, what can they do for us if all they do all day is run reports to satisfy the never ending thirst for data the... — read more 

I can no longer believe that this used to be a good place to work. I know that there is no ideal company, but here it seems to me that no one is satisfied with their job and this company anymore? Maybe just the ones at the top? Even my manager looks... — read more 

Word to the wise! Unless you have 20+ years I would leave State Farm NOW!!! Start over somewhere else while the job market is great! Get out of insurance! Some of the current forecasts for our current staffing problems do not go away for at least... — read more 

With the bulk of INJ CA New Mail tasks going to CS starting next week, get ready for some R3markable claim handling. Apparently CS weren’t that busy and CAs are just “operational waste?”

It didn’t happen to me personally, but my colleague was exposed to verbal abuse by the manager almost every day. No one is paid enough to endure verbal abuse, but that person is still at SF just because the bills have to be paid. I hope that he... — read more 

All claim’s people don’t log in for one day… virtual walk out. Are they going to fire us all? They need to understand we are humans.

I'm happy that so many are landing in situations better than this one. Let's be honest, at this point, it's hard to find something that wouldn't be better than State Farm. In addition, more people leavening voluntarily hopefully means fewer layoffs... — read more 

So Complex Property was just told they will have up to 3 months of mandatory overtime because our executives were incapable of foreseeing that our customers would start driving their cars again or the impact adding nearly 2 million new policies would... — read more 

I apologize that this topic is not about layoffs directly. _ Talking to one customer prompted me to think a little about SF competitive capability today. Does it seem to you that SF is increasingly losing competitiveness? If this company loses... — read more 

I guess this is the place to call out how incompetent this company really is. Instead of it being a job you go in do your job and get rewarded for doing so it has turn into doggy dog world. Snitch on your co worker to get points. Managers that... — read more 

Where can I go where I don’t get punished for other peoples mistakes and the management to employee ratio isn’t 5 to 1? A place where there is no rage a Holic overlord pinheads and hemorrhoids that act like Neanderthals or detective wiggles. — read more 

It was really depressing while I was thinking about all the bad moves made by those at the top, about the reasons why they micromanage, why they devalue people and overwhelm them with work so much. Ever since I stopped caring and just do the bare... — read more 

BWAHHAAAA!!! Hilarious......SF just brought in a new Exec from AT&T to get the call centers reorg'd ....... the death spike for U/W, claims, and agent's. See.... because our Execs still thinks claims is just a "call center" job. We still hear Paul... — read more 

I never believed that I would be in that situation, but yes, to be honest, during my working hours I am now much, much more dedicated to looking for a new job than just doing my job here. My conscience is bothering me a bit because I’ve always... — read more 

How many employees actually have SF insurance? I do not and never will! I have 30 years with the company and need to make 2 more years to retire so it is all about me at this point to get out the door into retirement. Do not want to hear any of... — read more 

I use to drink the Kool Aid from leadership until one day. I stopped and like everything with life people use all forms of manipulation to step on you, over you to meet their demands or goals. Since I couldn't share this with leadership even though... — read more 

Is it normal to feel so wrong working here? Fat bonuses for the top executives who managed to manipulate metrics for so long. Pandemic hits, great resignation, earlier than planned retirements, forced retirement for some. Mandatory OT is coming for... — read more 

After browsing these boards for a while, I have figured out the Organizational chart for State Farm. Group A Executive and upper management. These are evil geniuses who stop at nothing to destroy everything and everyone. They somehow run a Fortune... — read more 

how many people SF got rid of very perfidiously over the past few months by bringing them to a breaking point at which they quit themselves? I find it hard to believe that SF is not doing this, because it is the story of several of my colleagues... — read more 

Just to remind everyone what is coming so you don't loose focus Now Phase 1... then 2 then 3...-more consolidations coming in Claims.... Vendors, ECRs, BOTS, AI, Chat, Task Prioritization and Service Level tools. U/W has 2-3 years left before the... — read more 

Anyone have knowledge if State Farm will mandate the vaccine?

Is anyone astonished with the lack of a plan on handling injury claims with reduced capacity. They have let the staffing deteriorate for the last year in a half. We are robbing Peter to pay Paul through all of claims making it worse for all claims... — read more 

Long story short - there is nothing that I have not been criticized for lately, and I have been working here for several years, I work probably more than ever and I have never experienced such criticism before. It is more than clear to me that I need... — read more 

For those employees who are new to SF, thinking about working for SF, or did/do not know what was/IS going on, read these articles. It's coming again, very soon, with all the moves and recent Exec. "retirements" and operating model changes! SF used... — read more 

Please , just better manage what we have. Excess and Surplus really has a bad connotation to employees and to those outside the industry. If we really have this kind of surplus try lowering rates, eliminating the number of VP’s and useless Sales... — read more 

This is exactly how State Farm works in operations. No exaggeration! https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-national-labor-relations-board-investigating-two-complaints-apple-workers-2021-09-02/

I need to terminate my deployment with State Farm through my Independent adjusting firm because of emergency reasons but have been told by several folks that they’ve been placed on the DNR list and will never be eligible for staff or IA work... — read more 

The only thing they care about is profits. The sooner you realize that better off you'll be.

I’m in auto claims. I’ve been with State Farm almost 20 years. What other departments offer a great work life balance? Claims has gotten really bad recently …

I don’t like a lot of things here and of course I’m looking for an opportunity to leave. However, there are those who, at least on this forum, are trying to make an argument that people who are complaining are exaggerating, are lazy and do not want... — read more 

What kind of a company has constant layoffs that always leave the worst behind? State Farm. What kind of a company always promotes the worst employees while it gets rid of the best? State Farm. What kind of a loser company outsources jobs knowing the... — read more 

Been out on PTO for the past week and saw that 6 claims VPs have quit or resigned. Any names? This has all the feeling of the start of another re-org. The higher ups get to jump ship and collect their severance while those in the trenches wait... — read more 

Many are putting off some underlying physical or mental health condition. Out of loyalty to the company or not making it a personal priority. It is time to take care of yourself. The big wigs are forcing us back in regardless of Delta. They miss the... — read more 

More proof SF Execs and most Execs need to just crawl into a ho-e and die! Sad when the communist party that uses re-education camps and forced slave labor even recognizes that people need a break form work. Chinese law of a 44 hour work week! I... — read more 

What is it like working in ASR? I’m tired of working in Express.

It is really beyond belief that this company has not been held accountable for the extreme corruption it has exhibited for far too long. You name the despicable act, it has and is bring perpetrated at State Farm! Why haven’t employees reported these... — read more 

I've only been here a few months. I have not encountered this amount of micromanagement in any company in which I have worked so far. I am under a lot of pressure and I have already started looking for a new job. Has micromanaging always been a... — read more 

WOW! Two more today! That is 5 Top VPs and 1 SVP in a month! I believe another post stated there was more to come and they were right! Have a good feeling we haven't seen the real sh-t show yet! I think the last 8-9 years has been building up... — read more 

I made a huge mistake coming here. It turned out that I left a company that was much better in every way. I thought I would be able to learn a lot of things here, but it quickly became clear to me that culture in SF is not learning culture. Are you... — read more 

Since the cases are increasing with Delta, why can't SF be a good neighbor and pause hybrid to help stop the spread?