Product Management - Technical Product Manager Allstate Employee Review

2.0
Sep 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are fantastic. PTO is 4-5+ weeks depending on tenure, good but not great 401(k). That sort of stuff. If you’re in the Merchandise Mart office that’s pretty nice too. I’ve also had opportunities to actually lead teams/develop software that impacts customers. Keyword “some” - this is about when the pros end. It’s experience that, as long as I don’t mention the brutally legacy technologies I’m stuck with at times, goes a long way.

Cons

Outdated technology, severely underpaid for my position (I am one of many) compared to the market rate. Middle management doesn’t seem to do much of anything. Projects are often started by directors, “senior managers” and such just to say they’ve started something, then axed halfway through the year because why not? Communication is tough; it can take days to get answers to simple questions because people just don’t answer emails or messages, and actively avoid answering in person. For a company that is advocating a shift to a “product mindset,” this does not bode well. Tons of “new initiatives” (heard of Arity?) that don’t seem to have a true vision/direction.

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Great base pay, benefits, 401K match, and standard corporate perks. Plenty of networking opportunities all across the country, the ability to support local communities, and a commission structure with good intentions and potential

Cons

As a company, Allstate lacks awareness of their role within the industry and within the country, fully acknowledging that their rates are NEVER the best (not sometimes, NEVER). At a time when everyone is conscious of their spending, selling a more expensive (and oftentimes identical) product not only feels wrong - it's unsustainable. There is a severe lack of program direction, poor understanding of the different states' geography and demographics, and complete void of accountability or clarity. An entire product launch was delayed by a month on the day it was supposed to launch, with an explanation never fully arriving and acknowledgment finally trickling down several days later. Of course, this leads to an overuse of corporate speak excuses in an endless cycle of "circle backs" because nobody ever knows what is actually happening or WHY. On top of all that, the technology is laughably outdated, with monitors that feature known defects and an "in-house approach" to all of their software that doesn't even feature a modern CRM. Like the hardware, known system-wide bugs were rampant within these Allstate branded systems, leading to embarrassing conversations with prospects and partners. MS Teams and Outlook will go off late into the night, well beyond normal business hours, all under the excuse of differing time zones and "sharing successes."

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