State Farm Reviews

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Work life balance is amazing. All management is friendly and always happy to talk. I enjoy the work I'm doing and can see how it relates to the whole very easily

Cons – Bloomington is not really the greatest community for the arts

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to people. Not through surveys, but really really listen to them. However, I am very happy with the accessibility of the upper levels of management. Not a week goes by that we don't have some opporutinty to give feedback to the VPs and that is definitely a good thing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at State Farm full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great pay, management is awesome. They really act like a team environment and do not act above you. They understand and respect family work balance.

Cons – Mandatory late hours and weekends now.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire new people to work the extended and weekend hours so the tenured employees do not have to.

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Benefits, vacation time rolls over from year to year, casual work environment, year en employee bonuses.

Cons – If you're bottom of the barrel as far as position and department- sometimes you are easily overlooked & taken for granted. Getting time off for vacation is hard

Advice to Senior Management – Pay more attention to employees, recognize them and utilize the talent you have staffed as there are many qualified and underpaid employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time

Pros – Family-oriented environment
good compensation and benefits

Cons – Offices are located in remote areas

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time for less than a year

Pros – Work environment is great. Free coffee to help you start in the morning. Casual wear at the Research Center.

Cons – Might not get to work on development (research only). Processes can be very slow (lots of red tape)

Advice to Senior Management – Have necessary tools setup before internship program begins.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at State Farm

Pros – Love the work environment and schedule

Cons – People can be rude when they call in

Former Employee – worked at State Farm full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Even though I worked for an agent and not directly for State Farm, the support is there and you can tell they care. I enjoyed most company functions and they people there.

Cons – Some of the expectations of a small, scratch agency can be a bit unrealistic. I don't think there is anything wrong with lofty goals but hitting a certain number of applications in one year for just one line of insurance shouldn't make or break your entire career.

Advice to Senior Management – It's great to celebrate and reward the agents when things are going good - this is not an excuse to berate them or play mind games when numbers are down.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at State Farm full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Quality Products
-Name Recognition of Company

Cons – -Insurance Products Tend to be on the high end of cost, so can make for a hard sell
-Entry level positions pay very little
-Outdated technology

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at State Farm part-time for more than a year

Pros – Opportunity
Great Staff and Team
Positive reinforcement
Personal growth
Coaching and developing skill set

Cons – Delayed promotion areas
Loyalty is a must to make the amount you see yourself atEntry levels are challenging for little pay

Advice to Senior Management – If you see someone who clearly has the skill set and should be put in an area that they can grow. Do it.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at State Farm full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The benefits are outstanding and the company truly cares about customers and employees. There are lots of opportunities to grow and develop across the company.

Cons – Large company equals large processes. The processes can be extensive, but there are people who seem to be able to make them easier to navigate.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company