Roll of the dice with this one... - Software Engineer State Farm Employee Review

3.0
Sep 4, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is decent. You have a chance to learn anything you want to advance your career. (Somewhat) Flexible time policies...

Cons

While you learn advancement and or placement is SLOW. This place is better off as a spring board to something better. Until recently the time off policy was great, as of this writing upper management is becoming more stringent with people coming in at the same time to form a more collaborative environment, no more compressed work weeks either. There was a recent reorg that left people in roles they didn't want or had no interest. State Farm places you where they want you to go and you at that point can take it or leave it. Upper management also hates work from home. It's a privilege for the worker who needs it, but a fierce political debate is threatening to take it away.

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5.0
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Pros

stable and reliable environment. Interesting work

Cons

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3.0
Mar 8, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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