Traditional Company offers stability and work-life balance - IT Manager Allstate Employee Review

2.0
Oct 2, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, pretty good benefits. Some positive direction and changes for the CEO. Fairly stable company. Non-confrontational environment. There are many long time employees, so the environment must work for some folks.

Cons

Depends on your particular department, but beware many areas reflect a very traditional company, hierarchical, resistant to change, slow to change. (Many management, collaboration and other cultural norms seem to be stuck in the 1960 - 1980 period.) C level management is making some positive changes but it's yet to be seen if it will trickle down throughout the organization. There are many long time employees (particularly in middle management) that find change very threatening. You need to be very comfortable with incremental change to be satisfied here. Even suggesting any substantial changes can cause fierce (and at times punishing resistance). But if you can get comfortable with the slow pace, mediocre outcomes and keeping your opinions to yourself, they pay is decent and they don't work you too hard.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

- I haven't been micromanage this bad since working in a call center!!! - the tools you use to do your job feels like micromanagement. Its very slow moving as well. Every thing takes so long to load while you're trying to speed through your work. - you will receive an email about every single little thing you did wrong - you will not receive praise for anything - you will need to protect yourself by maintaining documentation of what was asked of you, because it will be later explained that it doesn't matter what was said, you should have researched it yourself (even when you're brand new). - when they are wronf about a reprimand they just gave you, don't expect a reply or an apology - they will make sudden changes that severely impacts your job at a moments notice and wonder why you are behind - I was advised a manageable workload is 20-30 claims. My whole team had 90+ claims. - The turn over rate is exceptionally high. Over the course of a year I started 7 people quit within. 3 additional people were fired. - you're going to beg for help and they aren't going to help you, and they are going to tell you that YOU are the problem. - currently, all the hires are being shielded from the hot mess. They are trying to change things by pushing all the people who suffered through the mess they created to put a positive spin on the job and I guess preserve moral. - the job itself wouldnt be difficult (because the work is relatively easy), but its VERY disorganized. You will feel like you work in a call center, but this time, you have to return voicemails, emails and text messages. - 2nd worse job experience in my entire life - AND THE PAY IS BELOW INDUSTTY STANDARDS!!! There are no bonuses.

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