Great in the past--Transition is taking its toll - Systems Analyst State Farm Employee Review

3.0
Feb 13, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits, good first line management support, work-life balance is encouraged.

Cons

New collaborative spaces and "centralized" decision-making are taking toll on productivity. In the past, mid-level managers could work directly with business partners to get new functionality out the door. Now, everything, including ideas have to go through a central board and be approved a minimum of 18 months before they can be deployed. It's encouraged for developers to stop developing and become experts at documentation.

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3.0
Mar 8, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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