State Farm Reviews

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good company. They will invest in employees who are willing to put the time in.

Cons – Currently going through lots of change, understaffed.

Advice to Senior Management – Try not to understaff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - Benefits
- Paid sick days
- Co-workers are easy to get along with as we all share the same frustration with poor management.

Cons – - Poor section management leadership and lack of foresight in dealing with staffing.
- Fire Claims and Casualty is constantly understaffed.
- Section Management has not let Fire Claims Central employees make lateral transfers for over half a year now.
- Non-competitive wages compared to other Canadian insurance companies such as RBC, TD, etc.
- Unfair practices and double standards held against certain employees.
- Section Management frequently makes decisions that do not make sense to employees beneath them.
- Section and Team Management only work 36:15 a week while staff below them work 40-45+hours a week.
- Employees are frequently out of service level objects because management refuses to hire more staff.
- Management seems to think the solution to all problems is to increase burden on current employees.
- Very high turn over rate in FCC and Field as management has ignored deep rooted staffing problems for a very long time.

Advice to Senior Management – Clear out the current section managers and allow fresh people to come in to management, which might be difficult considering the high turn over rate. Current section management is not concerned about the policy holder or their employees below, or so it seems.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at State Farm

Pros – treats staff well and there is room for advancement

Cons – More of a male dominated environment, but getting better for female agents

Advice to Senior Management – More female agents in top rolls

Current Employee – been working at State Farm

Pros – State Farm is a really good company with great work life balance. However they do not pay well compared to similar companies and the opportunity for growth takes a really long time.

Cons – Great work life balance
Very flexible work hours
Great people

Advice to Senior Management – They should recognize talent and nurture then early. Pay well to talented employees to keep them from leaving.

Former Employee – worked at State Farm

Pros – it might be good to work for head office, but never for agent

Cons – Very strict insurance rule and difficult to sell

Advice to Senior Management – Watch out what your agent is doing

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at State Farm

Pros – Love the work environment and schedule

Cons – People can be rude when they call in

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time

Pros – Family-oriented environment
good compensation and benefits

Cons – Offices are located in remote areas

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at State Farm full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Even though I worked for an agent and not directly for State Farm, the support is there and you can tell they care. I enjoyed most company functions and they people there.

Cons – Some of the expectations of a small, scratch agency can be a bit unrealistic. I don't think there is anything wrong with lofty goals but hitting a certain number of applications in one year for just one line of insurance shouldn't make or break your entire career.

Advice to Senior Management – It's great to celebrate and reward the agents when things are going good - this is not an excuse to berate them or play mind games when numbers are down.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at State Farm part-time for more than a year

Pros – Provides mentors when you need more Ono assistance

Cons – A lot of part time work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at State Farm full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Quality Products
-Name Recognition of Company

Cons – -Insurance Products Tend to be on the high end of cost, so can make for a hard sell
-Entry level positions pay very little
-Outdated technology

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company