Going Down Quickly - IT Analyst State Farm Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's hard to think of one. I worked here for over a decade in various roles and have watched the company go through a lot of changes. In years past I would have said that they value work-life balance, have flexible working hours, and give employees some autonomy to do their jobs, but recent changes to the company's policies have changed all that. In terms of working at their headquarters in Bloomington, IL, their salary ranges and opportunities for advancement are good. But they do not compete in larger cities where they have opened up hub offices (e.g., Tempe, Dallas, Atlanta).

Cons

The company is struggling to attract and retain younger talent, due to their outdated business practices and lack of clear long-term direction. They are no longer guided by the values that made them a great employer in the past. High employee disengagement and low morale across the enterprise. They promote the wrong kind of values and incentivize employees for the wrong reasons (directors who were promoted for stealing employee ideas, going behind their employees' backs, and who look for any opportunity to get promoted). They've recently got rid of their WFH and telework policies, and they're centralizing all their operations. Gone are the days of employee flexibility, trust, and autonomy.

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Cons

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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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