Not happy with State Farm - Financial Services Representative State Farm Employee Review

1.0
Mar 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They offer independence and freedom and they also have a great name recognition within the community. They are a great auto insurance company and offer fast customer service.

Cons

Commission only and no real support. I was not supported well in offering annuities to clients. Their back office was too slow and did not respond adequately enough. I also did not wish to work on a commission only basis, some type of draw or minimum salary would have helped to build my business. I also was not able to offer any other mutual funds other than State Farm's own mutual funds and they also don't offer stocks and bonds to clients.

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Cons

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3.0
Mar 8, 2018
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Pros

(At the time) Fair pay and predictable bonus structure They were pretty good at covering travel expenses and paying them back quickly Diverse workforce & diversity initiatives Fun and funny coworkers Opportunities for growth Again, this was all four years ago and has likely changed

Cons

(At the time and now, according to other comments) Arrogant to a fault Total lack of innovation & willingness to innovate Odd attachment to the company's past (which prevents progress) High number of veterans (20+ years) who are determined to get that retirement money, and therefore, are resistant to change and technology Heavy reliance on command and control management style Poor decision-making that leads to losses of all kinds

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