Pros
State Farm offers great benefits and truly cares about its employees. One of the rare employers who still offers a pension, keeps a company nurse available at its hub locations and promotes primarily within, State Farm has a far better reputation as an employer than many insurance companies.
Cons
The customer driven desire to be available to customers as much as possible requires many employees to work holidays (although the schedule is bid-driven, there is still a requirement to be there at least one or two mandated holidays a year) and weekends, which are not always favorite shifts. Also, although starting salaries are not among the highest in the industry, they have made adjustments in recent years and both increases and promotions are available for those who work for them.