Any one thought of that? How many will pull their policies? The younger generation do not have loyalty. They all have cheaper insurance through other companies. So what happens then.
Physical Safety at the Farm
Anyone else not want to be anywhere on site when these meetings and announcements are going on. I am seriously concerned about my safety at work.
HR sitting with BI reps
HR reps sitting BI reps due to increased Short Term Disability usage. They want to understand the workload and why so many are out due to stress/depression. True or not?
Long Time agent here...
Our rates are terrible. Our auto claims service is worse. Customer of mine had accident and filed claim. They were NEVER called. Rental place and Service First called to set appointments and repairs. Customer was so unhappy and thought that it was... — read more
Concordville
Seems like the end is coming quicker than we all thought. There is so much tension around the office and the morale is terrible. It’s hard to look for another job when the manager is over your shoulder looking to terminate anybody they can.
Tipsord Will Save the Company?
Rumor mill aside (I hope), some have made statements to the effect that what Tipsord is doing will save the company. Maybe, maybe not. What I have observed is this: Tipsord and his minions (especially A. Pettit and S. Arnold) were the ones behind the... — read more
Separating truth from fiction
I saw Ed Jr., Tips, and Elvis walking a dog in State Farm Park earlier. They all seemed to be in a good mood. I spent all my EOM activities today making confetti for the parade. Now what am I supposed to do?
Another Uneasy Weekend Ahead of Us
Good luck all. I dread Fridays nowadays. I just wish all of this is over soon... Have a great weekend and God bless.
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Hiring Spree
This will all end with a giant hiring spree... We can’t give the service now, how are they gonna do it with less people. They will end up hiring people T a less wage when it is all over with. Corporate Greed. Too bad they don’t value all of the long... — read more
They Actually Want You To Continue Working, Until...
Leadership realizes that they need to keep as many of the people who actually work as possible. It's no secret that a lot of SM level in Claims took the voluntary package - so many that there has been an unprecedented posting for their positions... — read more
Reorganizing the Farm
If you had all executive power possible, how would you reorganize State Farm? I hear ALL of us complaining, but rarely people offer advice. What would you do? How would you fix things?
Tough Times in Bloomington
The real world is coming to Bloomington and State Farm. Where on Earth has any business stayed at the top of their industry for 10 years, much less 70 years as SF has. There are times when you have to change A LOT. The entire Agency structure shrunk... — read more
Question Re: Vacation Time (Unused)
Not sure if we have any posters here who quit recently but if we do would they be able to tell me what the policy is as it relates to Vacation Time if I quit on my own. If this is the case and I leave on my own, would I be able to get paid for... — read more
What the true end-result objectives of CDE?
How about the overall budget? How much was spent and how much was achieved. Please give me a break...
S---as
Guess who I saw in the cafe at lunch-and it wasn't Jr. I thought we were supposed to get a memo at 4 yesterday, then 8 today, then 10 today, then 11 today. Huh Seems the changes MT is making are the right ones if you're the kind of people SF's... — read more
Much ado about nothing
After all the talk and speculations here today what happened? That's right, nothing. People really need to learn to take things with a grain of salt and not get too upset or happy before they have a reason for either of those two things. And if... — read more
Underworked and over paid
Bout time this happened. The attitude in this town of people high and mighty may taper off. I sure hope so. Sorry for the onea who are getting canned but are you really that surprised? In my blue collar opinion, your services to humanity are short... — read more
Ya'll Been Punked
Tipsord is making the hard decisions that should have been made 20 yrs ago. His courage is going to save SF and Blono. The bull___ that's been out here this week PROOVES these are the right decisions. Theres too much dead weight, atrium walkers... — read more
Ridiculous, stupid, and immature
Instead if this site being informative and useful to employees and their families being affected by the changes at SF, it is just another example of social media run amok. Immature keyboard warriors throwing out STOOPID crap. Yes, I know how to spell... — read more
More a wish list, than rumors
This whole Tipsy out thing, who's replacing him, etc. reads more like a wish list than an actual rumor. Trust me, I want him gone as much as the next guy, but there is absolutely nothing to corroborate the reports he is leaving. This is just getting... — read more
Tipsy out?
Rumor is that Tipsy will be axed this morning at 10am CDT, to be temporarily replaced by Ed. To be continued......
What's going on today?
Do we know if anything is happening today? Any more bombastic announcements or meetings planned that I missed hearing about? Or is there a slight chance that we can actually relax a little bit ahead of the weekend? (Relax is going too far, but at... — read more
PA
Yes I see lots of people quitting in PA, I guess the TMs will save those people till the end that Helped with ordering lunches. Some TMs always rewarded those people. Lots unfairness and playing favorites
Please don't quit just yet
I see a lot of people reacting to what's going on by quitting or saying they will quit in the next few weeks. I understand that people are frustrated and just want to make it stop, but quitting right now is doing State Farm a favor. Every person who... — read more
PA
No more food days for concordville, PA. What is there to Celebrate, severance packages for the time that you been there? Management keep saying this is all I know they just don’t want us to leave we are there guinea pigs to figure out with their down... — read more
Major steps back in career after placement
Planning and Management was placed last week. After speaking with a few others I found out that I was not alone in finding myself back in a position that i had done 30 years ago just out of college for my BA. It will not use any of the skills i have... — read more
Bodily Injury (BI) Claims Specialist Update from a HUB
2 weeks ago all BI Management had an all management meeting with corporate. Corporate provided current financial overview and asked for suggestions on how to turn things around... 2-3 ideas brought up but squashed. More meetings to come? Who... — read more
Never have I seen the policy loss we have experienced under the new leadership.
MT is trashing a company made strong by its employees, Rust recognized the value of dedicated, highly skilled and motivated employees. New leadership sees experienced long term employees as a expense and nothing more. They are paying the price now... — read more
Sweeping office closures, more long term talent is being kicked to the curb...
State Farm has been a darn good company to work for. If you worked in the insurance industry it was well known that State Farm had the most dedicated and properly trained employees, the tenure was unmatched in the industry and this was leveraged into... — read more
Career opportunity in a single location
This is all for your betterment... "In our organization, people had to change locations. They lived in multiple spots, multiple geographies because we were a twenty seven or so regional office operation at the time and the divisions were even a... — read more
Transformation
I left in November, “Transformation" was announced in August. I was stressing so much I had to leave. I am sorry for all of you hard workers cause this is simply an awful way to transform an enterprise. God Bless!
Tipsord 10\16 interview
A year an a half ago Tipsord either wasn't thinking "transformation" or he was being untruthful. http://wglt.org/post/state-farm-ceo-offers-workforce-reassurance-and-musings-tech-change#stream/0
Bottom line...
Administration 101: Your most important resource is.... Wait for it, wait for it... Human resources! Ohhh, wait... Titi is an accountant. What is he doing managing people? Send him to a dark room with no human interaction to count beans all day.
Cliff Notes From Thursday
Ed is coming back as Chairman of the Board and Advisor Heard today, Mr. Rust is coming back temporarily. Until the position can be filled. I heard Paul Smith too. Announcement tomorrow I hear. Mary Schmidt will be ceo Rand H. Of course he's next... — read more
Not rumor
Have heard and all offices have heard. Tm even confired tippy is out. Announcement at 11 tomorrow. Who knows. One Can Only Hope That THE Board Has Seen The Light. There has to be a better way than to fu-- over the employees. Had they planned properly... — read more
Hiring Millennials
State Farm has and will continue to have major issues as it relates to attracting young talent, hiring Millennials. Period. This layoff fiasco will make it even harder. This applies even to our hubs and will be a major liability for the Farm for... — read more