Decent place to work, but beware - Commercial Lines Placement Specialist Allstate Employee Review

3.0
27 Sept 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Work/family life balance in the department I worked in was great (a lot of PTO time, flexible hours); can sometimes work from home

Cons

Some members of upper management are very clueless as to what goes on in day-to-day business operations; some of my coworkers in other departments were consistently denied use of PTO time -it all depends on your manager. Lack of decent training for new hires. They won’t hesitate to close location and move out-of-state making you relocate or lose your job.

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Cons

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3.0
28 June 2026
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Pros

Great base pay, benefits, 401K match, and standard corporate perks. Plenty of networking opportunities all across the country, the ability to support local communities, and a commission structure with good intentions and potential

Cons

As a company, Allstate lacks awareness of their role within the industry and within the country, fully acknowledging that their rates are NEVER the best (not sometimes, NEVER). At a time when everyone is conscious of their spending, selling a more expensive (and oftentimes identical) product not only feels wrong - it's unsustainable. There is a severe lack of program direction, poor understanding of the different states' geography and demographics, and complete void of accountability or clarity. An entire product launch was delayed by a month on the day it was supposed to launch, with an explanation never fully arriving and acknowledgment finally trickling down several days later. Of course, this leads to an overuse of corporate speak excuses in an endless cycle of "circle backs" because nobody ever knows what is actually happening or WHY. On top of all that, the technology is laughably outdated, with monitors that feature known defects and an "in-house approach" to all of their software that doesn't even feature a modern CRM. Like the hardware, known system-wide bugs were rampant within these Allstate branded systems, leading to embarrassing conversations with prospects and partners. MS Teams and Outlook will go off late into the night, well beyond normal business hours, all under the excuse of differing time zones and "sharing successes."

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