Pros
The benefits are great. They have paid time off 10 days every year and are lenient when it come to using sick days. The 401k and medical benefits are superb. There is also a pension after your 3rd year with the company. Advancement within the company can happen if you are willing to work. I was promoted twice within 2 years. They also pay for going back to school and insurance related courses.
Cons
The first con is the pay it is very low for a company this large and claiming to be the number one auto insurer. The employees complain about the pay all the time and many work second jobs to make ends meet. This is a major issue and has to be rectified in some way Secondly the hours: state farm is moving to a work force management environment with screwy hours. Some people work 7-3 Monday to Wednesday then 10-5 sat and Sunday. The schedules are picked randomly by a computer which is crazy. We should go back to a rotation based schedule system. Third is the mood. Employees are generally unhappy except maybe managers they hate their jobs primarily because of the salary which equals a depressing work environment. They give out team barometers to gauge the environment but the associates just lie to get management off their backs