Emotionally Draining - Anonymous employee State Farm Employee Review

3.0
Oct 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

At the beginning the people were and continue to be the best part of the company, but with ever new change it seems like something dies on the inside. At least some of the managers understand and try to speak up but the people at the top don't seem to listen.

Cons

With all the new metrics it seems like they are finding ways to not pay people. The job has become very impersonal and now they want reps to go out of their way to make the customer happy. Problem is that if the employee is emotionally drained are they really going to care about that policy? It seems like everything is being taken away that made this a great company to work for. I feel like the long term goal is to downsize considerable and attempt to run the largest insurance company on a shoe string budget and 5 reps total.

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5.0
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Pros

Great benefits. Work culture is positive, middle management is generally very employee friendly.

Cons

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3.0
Mar 8, 2018
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Pros

(At the time) Fair pay and predictable bonus structure They were pretty good at covering travel expenses and paying them back quickly Diverse workforce & diversity initiatives Fun and funny coworkers Opportunities for growth Again, this was all four years ago and has likely changed

Cons

(At the time and now, according to other comments) Arrogant to a fault Total lack of innovation & willingness to innovate Odd attachment to the company's past (which prevents progress) High number of veterans (20+ years) who are determined to get that retirement money, and therefore, are resistant to change and technology Heavy reliance on command and control management style Poor decision-making that leads to losses of all kinds

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