State Farm reviews

The atmosphere at this job has changed significantly since I started. The new CEO is not a family-oriented leader, so the company is changing for the worse. There's no more of the family-feeling to the work environment. The company is more expensive for its insurance policies than most other companies, and they tried to keep the "loyal customer" thing going when everyone else is making their policies more affordable. They lost a huge sector of the company with some law that just came into effect this year, so they're going to start losing money more so than usual. And it all reflects on its employees. The pay is not exactly worth it, especially depending on where you work around the country -- the salaries are all the same across the country, even when the cost of living changes from city to city. Where I work, you need to work 50-60 hours a week just to afford the bills, because the cost of living is fairly high and the wage is insulting. They've started cutting Overtime and getting absurdly strict in the workplace. They're setting double-standard rules that are leading to everyone failing one way or another, just to keep you fearing losing your job. The best way to describe what this company has become just in the last 6 months? "Petty."

Well the agent that hired me negotiated a starting hourly rate for me to start training, but didn't tell me (until after training was finished) that my actual working salary after licensure was going to be $9.50 an hour plus commissions. Don't be fooled by the $250 a month in state farm products that you get as a team member, it's actually only good towards "State Farm Financial Products" which is banking, loans, retirement, education, life insurance, annuities, and mutual funds. So in other words, you can't use it towards auto, home, renters, or health insurance. So what's the point?! If you're treated like me than I recommend you take your licenses and find other employment. AAA pays their office team members $16 an hour plus commissions (see Glassdoor). Commission structure is ridiculous. Its way too long to list in this review, but the number of various policies that I am expected to sign each month is completely unreasonable, especially when you consider how expensive State Farm products are compared to other top tier companies (Geico for example runs on average about half the price of State Farm on auto insurance.) Benefits are retarded. During first year you get five vacation days, three personal days, two sick days. No medical.