Sept 1-most Prof/Tech and Para's will start re-entering the building. Leadership will have been transitioning into the buildings starting July 12. Now leaders can meet in person to discuss the following! November - TMs will start meeting with... — read more
This site has deteriorated
Haven’t checked in for a while. There were always a few malcontents, but at one time there were actual conversations taking place. A quick scan today leads me to believe there are just a few bad apples posting incoherent rants repeatedly. So I... — read more
Tried to put my finger on it
I get todays environment, it's all business, bean counter, run it by the numbers, trying to squeeze every penny out of us as cheap as possible from a disposable workforce. I'm not upset with my Team Manager as they are only doing what they have to... — read more
No more good working relationships?
It wasn’t always like that at SF. As an ordinary employee, I don’t know if I find it harder to deal with the management of this company or with colleagues who are anything but well-meaning. Backstabbing, gossiping, appropriating someone else's... — read more
Best time to get out of here
I finally managed to get a new job. I think the situation on the job market has improved significantly and that’s why I think now is the best time to get out of here. I don't know why anyone would procrastinate because the situation here in the... — read more
Ohhh our future!
Stolen from the Allstate site.........the race to the bottom! I'm soooo excited about our future, I just can't wait to see what they have in store for us. Maybe another $10 Founder's Day gift card... for the 100th year Anniversary, I bet they double... — read more
Toughen up ladies
To all y’all ladies on the goody “leader” and LDA and track to fake management. Word of advice. Don’t be proud. Your a tool just like the oldies and goodies. Don’t be a fool or a too. See through the nicey choreographed show and ISU amd U of I and... — read more
Extreme Micro Metrics Management
State Farm Mutual Company netted nearly 2 billion between 2019 and 2020…while putting nothing back into a broken down work force. Now we see Crisis Management trying to throw band aids on every day problems….pulling auto workers into the fire company... — read more
Hospital Air Quality?
So heard that a VP of HR and a VP Counsel have said no worries about coming back.....the air filtration system is hospital grade quality in all of our buildings....True? I am still worried about returning to work. Remote is working. But they... — read more
Fear of a new beginning preventing you from leaving?
I’ve always wondered at people who are obviously not feeling good at all here, but who don’t leave here even after they get a decent offer. And then I got an offer and now I am the one who is in a big dilemma whether to accept it or not. I've been... — read more
Industry
Industry and legal system has sold out. Lobbyists and state departments seem to have made their way into Illinois corruption and exploitation of customers and potential customers and it impacts our children and grandchildren here forward. They... — read more
SF is not and it never was a nice guy
I can't believe some people are trying to paint SF as some goody-two-shoes that once upon a time helped people from the goodness of its heart. Are you kidding me? It was always about the money - and the best way to get money is if you paint yourself... — read more
Systems
Agile is deceiving. Layers of “leads” and roles making way more than they should cause of “titles”. Silos will always exist that way. Organizations like SF are service industry. Not micromanage production industry. HR and systems org are a bunch of... — read more
Starting a new job remotely
When I think about returning to the office, I am most interested in the experiences of those who possibly started a new job working remotely here. I remembered my beginning here, when I first came to the office a few years ago and I was really... — read more
Would a completely new ELT help?
I was thinking that even a completely new ELT wouldn't be able to fix the mess the current so-called leaders have created. This place is too far gone and the only way out of this is to leave and not look back. Expecting for things to change at this... — read more
Drive Safe & Save …
… until the app sells you out. Saw a claim today with a system generated file note discussing the use of telematics info from the app.
It's all about me.....
I knew State Farm was lost when I heard leadership at many levels say: It's all about me, it's a business decision and don't take it personally. Think about it. If it is all about me etc., these policies lead to failure and lack of unity. It's... — read more
Management knows how to motivate...
people to leave this place as soon as possible. Some of the most important responsibilities a manager has is to motivate employees to do their job as well as possible, to be as engaged as possible and in that way get the best out of employees -... — read more
How is your claim job going?
Will inventories ever be reduced with additional handlers? Or will additional handlers just fill in for attrision? Will the claims environment be better or worse by the end of the year?
AI theft
The push for AI amd promo is deceiving amd consumers amd employees at risk. Big insurance (not just SF) as is the legal industry are playing and using every single customer/policyholder. CLUE data and MVR and other data are corrupt and lack a ton of... — read more
Five days a month back in the office, then what?
After they get us back in the office for five days a month, will they continue to add days until we are back in the office everyday? Will those in the hubs be angry that those who did not move to the hubs continue to work from home? Will those... — read more
Quality is no longer in focus
Why? Why is this company loosing every sight of quality? Leadership should perhaps address how significant this is for damages to reputation. SF seems to satisfy less and less the expectations of most loyal customers, and leadership does nothing... — read more
Are you kidding me?
I just got mail today from SF wanting me to apply for their credit card? I have a credit score of over 800 plus and would NEVER EVER agree to the terms of that credit card. It gives them access to my information through the security system on my... — read more
Polaj
Just a paycheck… and someone said we should be happy enough with that… Take it, allow them to stick it to you and be ok with that or leave. That is how “leaders” want us to see SF. And then they wonder why people leave so soon after training (some... — read more
Choose smaller providers
For some reason, people are content to stay at SF because it's big, it's a major name in insurance, or it's whatever other reason that boils down to it being one of the biggest carriers. But there are other options in insurance that are not as... — read more
Things are really messed up here
The best way to know how messed up things are at State Farm right now is by listening to employees. So many people I know are fearing being laid off AND not being laid off simultaneously. People can't decide which of the two would be the worse option... — read more
Profit over truth?
Doesn't it seem that profit should be directly correlated to to truth ethics and values? Thoughts?
Quotas at state farm??
victor has announced there will be quotas in hiring at state farm. the company is going insane in the quest to be woke. got news for ya.....you will never be woke enough until all whites are gone.
The emperor's new clothes (external vendors)???
Why is it that our executives are incapable of rational thought? Why do we continue to hire outside vendors to tell executive what to do & how to do it, when all it is doing is destroying the company, alienating the workforce and causing a turnover... — read more
Day of Reckoning
So I saw the email today about an early Tropical Depression/Storm forming in the Gulf.....Fire and Auto Claims are just absolutely drowning in work/OT and can not keep employees as there is no one to hire. SF execs...you did not control the... — read more
Is State Farm truly the worst employer you've ever had?
Too many people seem to be claiming this and frankly, I don't relate. I'm not sure where you used to work but this place is neither worse nor better than the rest. Just your run-of-the-mill company that tries to cut corners where it can when it comes... — read more
What is everyone return to office date?
Ours is July 31st. So now alot of people are getting ready to start preparing for “retirements” around that time. No need to shave 3 hours round trip off my day driving to and from work.
Top talent “narrative” and IT
IT and software engineering errs are. Joke. Plug and play cr-p systems all with platforms that integrate. Big deal. Paid way more than they should and does not take a rocket scientist to learn new methods of code. It’s a farce. They just want you ton... — read more
Korn Ferry!
I just call it the ole Korn Ho-e assessment. Because that is where they are going to put it! I know most of claims have completed it and now underwriting is getting their taste. Go read the Allstate board. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1blcTMtO. ... — read more
After SF everything is a piece of cake
I have been trying to find a new job for a long time, and I was even ready to accept a much worse paid job at one point when it became unbearable for me here. I got lucky and found a very similar job at another insurance company and I will just say... — read more
Reputational crisis?
How severe is the reputational crisis of SF, what do you think? Every company can have its own ups and downs, but I’m afraid SF has had only downs lately. I think that the reputation of this company has never been worse, and since it is a very... — read more
SF was good to me!
I am genuinely worried about the state of affairs at State Farm after reading these posts. I had a beautiful 30 years with State Farm, but the last three years were unbearable. The first 30 years were wonderful dealing with the customer. There... — read more
Law Department Employees
The Answer is a UNION! Watch for private information on social media! We can have control of where we work, how we are treated AND assignments.
This is not that hard to figure out
This leadership should go back to school. They are failing on the most basic issues. It has been proven over and over again that happy employees are more productive and if you treat your workers well it will pay off. But it seems nobody let our... — read more