Not a forward-looking employer - Infrastructure Security Analyst State Farm Employee Review

2.0
Sep 15, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

One of the few companies still offering a pension plan.

Cons

They don't allow remote/telework arrangements at all, so you pretty much have to relocate to one of four cities if you want to work for them. Benefits and compensation are both fairly well below average. They pretty much lost all of their market advantage in recent years, and while they're trying to catch up now, it's probably too little too late for them to keep their industry leadership position for much longer.

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5.0
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Pros

Great, family friendly work culture

Cons

Slow adopters to anything new

3.0
Mar 8, 2018
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Recommend
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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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