State Farm reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(19,791 total reviews)
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Jon Farney

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

State Farm has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 19,791 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The State Farm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0
Apr 18, 2011

Informational

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

learning the industry and growing

Cons

poor compensation, and managerial understanding

3.0
Apr 16, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively stable place to work, however it seems sometimes to promote work avoiders into management while keeping hard workers stuck in their roles. State Farm puts a huge emphasis on perception--even if that perception is deception. Hard, reliable workers should be rewarded with promotion while those who play golf with management and somehow get promoted should not be. That's why I feel State Farm has had trouble growing and maintaining its market share--because it has been managing my perception and not reality.

Cons

The number of employees has decreased over the past ten years, so there is less opportunity for advancement.

1.0
Apr 14, 2011

Horrible, due to the manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

State Farm pays pretty well and they usually give you some commission. It also puts you in the insurance industry if you're interested in it.

Cons

MAKE SURE YOUR AGENT IS SOMEONE WHO WOULD MAKE A GOOD BOSS. I got a greedy agent, and he would hold back most of our commission. He keeps on firing/hiring people until he finds people who will kiss his ass enough to keep their jobs.

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